Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lockheed Martin Corporation, 1 Lockheed Boulevard, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76108
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
A mechanic had ascended a work platform that was 44" tall and had been positioned around the aircraft to perform his task. While addressing his work he stepped over the toeboard at the end of the platform onto the ground. He was hospitalized for five broken ribs and a bruised lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersScaffolds-staging, unspecified
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