Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alcoa, Aircraft Operations, WEST MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA 15122
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
At approximately 12:00 PM on July 9, 2015, an employee fell off of a moveable ladder/platform while waxing the top side of a wing on a corporate jet. The employee's boot tread got stuck in the tread on the stairs, causing him to lose his footing and fall approximately 48 inches to the ground below. He was hospitalized and sustained three fractured ribs, and possible pelvic and clavicle injuries.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersMovable ladders, n.e.c.
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