Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-02-04 | Middlebury | Connecticut | Anchor Insulation | Multiple body parts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet |
An employee had completed measuring the second floor of a new residential construction project for insulation and was stepping onto the top tread of a temporary staircase to go down to the first floor. When he stepped down and placed body weight onto the top tread, the staircase gave way, causing him to fall approximately 16 feet into the basement. He struck the back of his head on the basement floor or plywood on the first floor, rendering him unconscious. He received four broken ribs, a broken | |||||
2019-01-08 | Middlebury | Connecticut | MUSCO Fuels, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Fall, slip, trip |
On January 8, 2019, an employee slipped on ice and was injured, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-02-20 | Middlebury | Connecticut | Communication Test Design Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee performing maintenance to a cell rectifier was standing on the platform where the equipment was located. The platform stood approximately 1 foot above the ground. The employee stepped down, slid on black ice, and fell on his back. |