Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at State Farm Insurance, 9714 Ellison Ave, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68134
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was climbing a ladder to access a roof and fell off the ladder resulting in a fractured rib.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersMovable ladders, unspecified
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