Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ALFA INSURANCE CORPORATION, 2108 E South Blvd, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36116
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was conducting an inspection of a residential roofing system. The employee climbed up the ladder and reached the roof's landing surface when the ladder broke and the employee fell to the ground, resulting in fractured ribs, a lower back injury, and an injury to the right elbow that required surgery.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersMovable ladders, unspecified
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