Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLC, 309 American Rd, EL DORADO, ARKANSAS 71730
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee had been operating an excavator inside of the gondola building. Upon exiting the vehicle, the employee fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a laceration to the right side of the head, rib fractures to his ribs and left wrist and damage to his vertebrae.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Excavating machinery, unspecified
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