Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Memorial Community Health, Inc, 1704 L Street, AURORA, NEBRASKA 68818
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a ladder trimming a tree branch on the building grounds. The tree branch snapped off and struck the employee in the face, knocking him off the ladder. The employee was hospitalized for injuries to the face, wrist and pelvis.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Movable ladders, unspecified
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