Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Florida Crystals Corporation, 8001 U.S. HWY 27 South, SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA 33493
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was opening a by-pass valve while working from an A-frame ladder. When the ladder slipped the employee fell approximately four to five feet fracturing the right femur.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Step ladders
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