Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H.B. Fuller Construction Products, Inc. , 1913 nw 60TH lN, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA 32653
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was on a 12-foot A-frame ladder inspecting an air leak on a discharge pipe. As the employee was descending the ladder, he accidentally opened a release valve, which released a powder-like substance onto his face; this caused him to lose balance and fall from the ladder to the ground. He suffered broken ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStep ladders
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