Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Orlando Steel Enterprises, Inc., 13640 SE 31st Ave, SUMMERFIELD, FLORIDA 34491
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on the welding production table, welding a steel gate. He fell off the table and his torso struck the top railing of the steel gate. The employee was hospitalized for four broken ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTables, worktables
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