Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at E A Renfroe Company, 92 Centennial Trail, BOZEMAN, MONTANA 59715
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was climbing from a ladder onto a residential roof to inspect it when he slipped off the roof and fell to the ground below. The employee's spine was broken.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedRoofs, unspecified
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