HANOVER, MASSACHUSETTS—
Total Temp, Inc.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Total Temp, Inc., 1251 Washington Street, HANOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 02339 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access the HVAC system on a roof when the ladder came off the building. He fell approximately 10 feet to the ground, fracturing his legs.
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