LITTLETON, COLORADO—
Lockheed Martin
Fall while sitting · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lockheed Martin, 12257 S Wadsworth, LITTLETON, COLORADO 80125 on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s) and leg(s) .
Final narrative
An employee was in a final assembly building, seated on a workbench chair with wheel casters, working on equipment wiring. The chair slid out from under the employee, who fell about 2 1/2 feet to the concrete floor and suffered a broken hip and right femur.
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