Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Waste Management Of St Louis-Metro, Freeburg Elementary School, FREEBURG, ILLINOIS 62243
on — Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries , affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On 11/15/2021 at 11:00 a.m., an employee borrowed a ladder to check on top of their truck. On the way up or down on the ladder, the employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken shoulder and a bruised lung.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Movable ladders, unspecified
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