Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures and burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Collinsville-St. Louis, 1000 Eastport Plaza Dr., COLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS 62234
on — Fractures and burns, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was working from a ladder on an HVAC unit in the ceiling when chemicals spilled on him and burned his skin. He then fell from the ladder and broke his leg and ankle, requiring overnight hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedStep ladders
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