LEAWOOD, KANSAS—
Orkin LLC
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Orkin LLC, 3527 92nd Place, LEAWOOD, KANSAS 66206 on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working from a ladder to install a screen on a gable vent. The ladder shifted and he fell to the ground about 25 feet below. He suffered three broken lower-back vertebrae; fractures to the shoulder, collarbone, and skull; and subdural hematomas.
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LAKEWOOD, COLORADO—
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An employee was removing insulation from the attic of a home. He stood up, stepped through the drywall of the attic, and fell 10 feet to the first floor. He was hospitalized, suffering from carbon monoxide overexposure.
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Orkin, LLC
An employee was applying pesticide to a crawl space when a spider bit his left leg. The employee suffered an infection at the location of the bite on his right thigh and he was hospitalized.
DALLAS, TEXAS—
Orkin LLC
An employee was descending a ladder at a customer location when he slipped and fell onto the concrete floor. The employee sustained a punctured lung and injuries to his head, back, and ribs.
HAMPSHIRE, ILLINOIS—
Orkin, LLC
An employee was climbing down a ladder after installing a gutter guard when the ladder slid out from underneath him, causing him to fall onto the ladder and resulting in a concussion and several facial fractures.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS—
Orkin LLC
An employee slipped and fell in a wet, muddy yard, suffering a broken ankle.
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