Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alba Services Inc., 171 Calyer Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11222
on — Fractures, affecting the skull.
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Final narrative
Two employees were cutting a steel beam with an electric saw. The support of the beam broke and the employees fell, along with the steel beam structure, 15 feet to the floor. The employees were hospitalized. Employee 1 suffered a skull fracture and Employee 2 suffered other injuries.
HospitalizedSkullGirders, beams, structural steel
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