Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at QUINN & FEINER SERVICE COMPANY, INC., 1 Firestone Circle, ROSLYN, NEW YORK 11576
on — Fractures, affecting the heel(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell from a fixed ladder to the ground about 10 feet below. Both his heels were broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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