Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SP Plus Corporation, 1 MetLife Stadium Drive, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 07073
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was stepping down from a 24-inch-high ledge with a safety cone when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, fracturing his right pelvis and requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedPelvisStructures and surfaces, unspecified
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