Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Weather Seal Insulation, 27 Oakridge Ave, SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY 07901
on — Fractures , affecting the Elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing a ladder to access a home attic. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering a broken right elbow.
Hospitalized Elbow(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
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