Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Grid, County Route 9, GOUVERNEUR, NEW YORK 13642
on , Fractures, affecting the lumbar region.
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Final narrative
On 5/10/16, at approximately 0900 hours, an employee was climbing a ladder that was set up on a meter pole when the pole began to crack. The employee began descending the ladder and the pole broke. The employee fell approximately 15 feet from the ladder to a stone/grassy surface, shattering the L2 vertebra and requiring hospitalization.