Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Waggoner Construction, Inc, 400 North Weaber Street, ANNVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17003
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s) and leg(s) .
Final narrative
An employee was standing three rungs up on an open step ladder using a pry bar to pry plywood off from studs when the pry bar slipped. He then lost his balance and fell to the ground, fracturing his left hip/femur.
HospitalizedHip(s) and leg(s) Step ladders
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