Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cameron Home Improvement Inc, 1173 Pittsford-Victor Road, PITTSFORD, NEW YORK 14534
on — Fractures , affecting the Upper and lower extremities n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a ladder to carry material to a roof. He handed the material to another employee and descended the ladder. On the way down, the ladder slipped out from underneath him and he fell 8-10 feet to the ground, resulting in a cut and fractures to his patella, arms, and wrist.
Hospitalized Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
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