Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ALBERICI CONSTRUCTORS, INC., 824 East Missouri Ave., WASHINGTON, MISSOURI 63090
on — Fractures, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee fell 15 feet from a wet ladder fracturing the L2 vertebra.
HospitalizedLumbar regionLadders, unspecified
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