OLATHE, KANSAS—
Johnson Controls
Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Johnson Controls, 915 W Spruce Street, OLATHE, KANSAS 66061 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was stepping off an A-frame type ladder. As he placed his weight on his back foot, he slipped and lost his balance. He fell backward and landed on top of an elevated welded pipe gas line, breaking three ribs and suffering a slightly collapsed lung on his right side.
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