Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Riggs Tree Service Inc., 1201 N. Perkins Road, PERKINS, OKLAHOMA 74059
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
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Final narrative
An employee was climbing a ladder up the side of a truck. The ladder broke free, causing the employee to fall to the ground and suffer a broken pelvis.
HospitalizedPelvisTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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