Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning & General Contracting of New Jersey, LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning & General Contracting of New Jersey, LLC, 4315 Suwanee Mill Drive, BUFORD, GEORGIA 30518
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee fell off a ladder and injured his back, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedMovable ladders, unspecified
More severe injuries at Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning & General Contracting of New Jersey, LLC
An employee was descending an extension ladder after cleaning the gutters on a residential building. The rung locks on the ladder unlatched, caused the extension to slide down, and the employee fell approximately 4-5 feet off the ladder and onto the driveway below. His head and neck then struck garden pavers that were 4 inches high, resulting in a fractured C6 vertebra.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was making copies at the copy machine. While walking away from the copy machine, her heel snagged on the carpet in the office and she fell. The employee sustained a fractured shoulder.
An employee was operating a vacuum truck, using the controls to raise the bed. As it rose, the bed touched an overhead power line. Electricity passed through the employee, entering through their left hand and exiting through their left toe.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.