Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Precision Broadband Installation Inc., 354 West Main Street, PATASKALA, OHIO 43062
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working from a step ladder to install cable at a bank when the ladder slipped out from underneath him due to snow and ice on the walkway. He broke his leg and was admitted to the hospital.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedStep ladders
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