Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Atlantic Power Services, Inc., 90 Fort Adams Dr., NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND 02840
on — Fractures, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a ladder in a stairway, holding ductwork that was being lifted into place. While attempting to secure the duct work, it slipped loose from its collar on the wall and struck the employee, knocking him off the ladder to the ground. He suffered fractured vertebrae in his neck.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersMovable ladders, unspecified
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