Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hallmark Retail, 6150 S. Main St, #101, AURORA, COLORADO 80016
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s) and elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee was putting boxes away on a shelf using a ladder. On her way down the ladder, she missed a rung and fell to the floor. She broke her left elbow and a left finger, and she injured her left hip.
HospitalizedHand(s) and elbow(s)Ladders, unspecified
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