Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AccuClean Window Cleaning LLC, 3515 S Jackson Rd, EDINBURG, TEXAS 78539
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working from a ladder washing windows when its legs began to move and it slipped away from the building. The 22-foot ladder fell; the employee fell to the ground, landing on his feet and then falling over. He suffered a crushed vertebra, two broken vertebrae, and a broken left ankle.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Step ladders
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