Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Road Services, 395 Route 37 East, TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY 08753
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was climbing a truck ladder to mount a truck. The employee fell off the ladder to the ground about 3 feet below, suffering contusions and fractures to his arm.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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