Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Growmark, Inc., 3802 S Cottonwood Dr., URBANA, ILLINOIS 61802
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s) and arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On March 6, 2019, an employee was working from the third or fourth step of a ladder, installing steel on a horse barn. The employee slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken wrist and arm, and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedWrist(s) and arm(s), unspecifiedMovable ladders, unspecified
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