Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 675 Redding Road, FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06824
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
On October 3, 2018, an employee stepped down onto an extension ladder from a roof and lost his balance. He fell about 8 feet onto a front porch's wooden rail, then onto the ground. He suffered four broken ribs and scraped his arms.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersExtension ladders
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