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 R&L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C., 5555 River Road, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK 14150
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was stepping down a ladder when he fell approximately 3.5 feet to the shop floor, resulting in a right wrist fracture and left patellar tendon rupture.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Movable ladders, unspecified
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