Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at International Game Technology (IGT), Greenhill's Pub, MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK 10940
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was ascending a 20 ft extension ladder to access the roof. The ladder was set on wet concrete ground. It slipped out and the employee fell to the ground and onto his ankle fracturing it.
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