Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ideal Signs, 402 W 8th Street, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS 78626
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was installing a sign while working from an extension ladder. He reached behind the ladder to stick vinyl onto the wall. He slipped and fell approximately 8 feet from the ladder onto the ground, sustaining a concussion, fractured left leg, and cut on his right knee.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Extension ladders
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