Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. , 11000 Seymour Ave., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS 60131
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s) and leg(s) .
Final narrative
An employee was checking an exhaust fan on the roof. While descending from the roof using the fixed ladder, he missed one of the ladder rungs and fell approximately four feet to the concrete floor. He broke his left hip/femur bone and was admitted to the hospital.
HospitalizedHip(s) and leg(s) Ladders-fixed
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