MARION, OHIO—
Central Ohio Farmers Co-op, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Central Ohio Farmers Co-op, Inc., 751 East Farming St., MARION, OHIO 43302 on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
On September 29, 2017, an employee was exiting a scale house when he tripped and fell down the stairs, breaking his ribs and puncturing his lungs. He was hospitalized.
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