MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS—
State Farm Insurance
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at State Farm Insurance, 815 N. 3rd Ave., MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS 60153 on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was assessing roof damage. She put a ladder on a slippery deck and was climbing the ladder when it kicked out. She then fell to the deck, breaking her pelvis.
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HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA—
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An employee was inspecting a roof. He was beginning to descend the roof on a ladder when the ladder kicked out and he fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with five fractured ribs, a head laceration, and a tibia/fibula fracture, which required surgery.
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ALLEN, TEXAS—
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