Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY, 2 Lincoln CTR, OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILLINOIS 60181
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was climbing down a two-section fiberglass ladder when he fell, landing on the ground 12-15 below and suffering head and arm injuries.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Movable ladders, unspecified
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