Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Quantum Insulation, Inc., 1175 East Davis Road, JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28546
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was climbing an extension ladder and fell to the concrete floor resulting in a back injury.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedExtension ladders
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