Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-05-18 | New Canaan | Connecticut | Raul Painting Company, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
An employee was on two ladders that were tied together to power wash the side of a house. As he was trying to reach the roof, the ladders collapsed and he fell four feet to the ground. The fallen ladders landed on top of him. The employee suffered multiple fractures. | |||||
2018-04-18 | New Canaan | Connecticut | Rooter Plumbing Hudwson Valley, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
At around 3:30 PM, an employee was using a tool to pry open a manhole to clear the main drain line when the tool slipped while his thumb was in the manhole. The manhole lid then came down on his left thumb and severed it above the knuckle. |