Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Resolute Forest Products, 702 AFR Drive, FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA 26554
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
On February 23, 2018, at approximately 3:00 a.m., an employee climbed a 24-foot extension ladder and tied off while replacing a camera. A second employee held the ladder below. The ladder was leaned against and supported by a metal plate/wall that keeps bales of paper on the opposite side. After completing the work, the employee was on his way down the ladder when a bale of paper struck the opposite side of the metal plate. The deflection of the metal jarred the ladder, and the employee fell 4 to 5 feet to the concrete floor below, suffering a compound fracture to the left wrist and requiring hospitalization.
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