Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Champion Home Builders, Inc., 1425 Sunnyside Road, WEISER, IDAHO 83672
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unfastening a wall from a jig table, which required him to be on the table to remove numerous hold-down screws. While getting off the table, he stepped on a 1-by-4 header board that was not attached to the wall itself. The board broke and he fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Tables, worktables
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