Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified · Multiple traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RJ MECHANICAL INC., 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North , BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203
on — Multiple traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install plumbing test plugs on a second level. Once the employee had ascended to the top of the ladder, it collapsed and the employee fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with spinal injuries and broken bones in his feet.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Extension ladders
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