Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CHI Health, CHI Health Bergan Mercy Child Development Center, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68124
on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was working on a roof with a leaf blower and fell to the ground while climbing down the extension ladder resulting in a dislocated shoulder.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Extension ladders
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