Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A&M Contractors, W63N456 Hanover Ave, CEDARBURG, WISCONSIN 53012
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was laying down felt paper on a new residential property when they fell approximately 21 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures of the L2 vertebra, right tibia, and left wrist as well as a left heel dislocation. The employee was wearing fall protection at the time.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Roofs, unspecified
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An employee was installing a clip on the roof when they slipped and fell approximately 25 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken hip, broken leg, and bleeding in the brain.
An employee was setting up the worksite for the day. While moving an extension cord, he fell backward off the roof of the two-story building and sustained a broken pelvis.
An employee was going up in a lift to begin trimming trees with a chainsaw. He was approximately 20-25 feet in the air when the latch to the bucket got caught and detached. The bucket then tipped causing the employee to fall to the ground. He sustained fractures to his right elbow, right wrist, and left femur.
An employee was putting a tarp on a roof when he slipped on the tarp and slid off the roof, landing next to the dumpster on the ground two stories below. The employee sustained a back fracture.
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