MOBILE, ALABAMA—
Alston Refrigeration Co, Inc
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Alston Refrigeration Co, Inc, 3500 Halls mill Rd, MOBILE, ALABAMA 36693 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee cut an existing pipe and was moving it when they fell off the roof edge, landing on the ground 25 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured hip and pelvis, a fractured finger, and a fractured L1 vertebra.
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