Other fall to lower level unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Garden Angels New York LLC, 116 Montauk Blvd, EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK 11937
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Head, neck, trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.
Hospitalized Head, neck, trunk Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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