COLSTRIP, MONTANA—
Air Controls - Billings inc.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Air Controls - Billings inc. , 110 Willow , COLSTRIP, MONTANA 59323 on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
The employee was walking into the store and out of the rain to service the HVAC system, slipped and fell on the floor breaking a wrist.
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BILLINGS, MONTANA—
Air Controls-Billings, INC.
A service technician was working on a rooftop heating/AC unit. The technician slipped on ice and snow and fell from the roof to the ground, suffering a crushed vertebra in the lower back.
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An employee fell backwards off of an eight foot step ladder striking his head on the ground.
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