Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Cuts and abrasions or bruises
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at I C Reed & Sons Inc, across from 355 Resivor Dr, WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03281
on — Cuts and abrasions or bruises, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking through the woods when he fell through an old well covering. He suffered cuts and bruises to the left leg.
An employee was power washing a metal tank from an elevated platform. They fell through a gap between the platform and the tank. The employee landed on the ground and sustained fractures to their ankles and feet.
An employee was installing a metal roof when he stepped on a skylight. The employee fell through the skylight to the ground, resulting in head and shoulder fractures.
An employee was replacing an HVAC unit in a residential home. While he was in the attic space above the garage, the wood he was walking on broke, causing the employee to fall through the sheetrock to the concrete floor below. The employee bumped his head and sustained a shoulder injury as well as a broken ankle.
An employee was putting a tarp on a water tank while standing on a trailer. She lost her footing and fell through the trailer bed, striking the corner of the trailer bed. The employee sustained internal bleeding.
An employee was repairing a sub-floor in a residential house that had water and fire damage. The employee fell through the sub-floor and landed in the basement, resulting in spinal fractures that required hospitalization.
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