Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AAFES Waco Distribution Center, 1801 Exchange Parkway, WACO, TEXAS 76712
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working from an extension ladder, about 16 feet high, to check an air conditioning vent. The ladder slipped and he fell to the ground, breaking ribs and his right arm, suffering kidney and lung contusions, and striking his head.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Extension ladders
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