Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bomgaars Supply, Inc., 710 E. Hwy 6, IMPERIAL, NEBRASKA 69033
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing down from a ladder while stocking light bulbs on a shelf. The employee slipped off the last step and fell to the floor, suffering a shoulder injury.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Ladders, unspecified
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