Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc., 2408 Gambrinus Ave SW, CANTON, OHIO 44706
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee fell approximately 3 feet from a scaffold ladder to the ground while climbing, suffering a broken pelvis.
HospitalizedPelvisScaffolds-staging, unspecified
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