Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H2H Install Blinds, 845 Delmar Pass , FAIRBURN, GEORGIA 30213
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the shoulder(s) and back.
Final narrative
An employee was installing blinds when he fell off of a ladder and injured his back and shoulder.
HospitalizedShoulder(s) and backLadders, unspecified
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