ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA—
A Ok Companies
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at A Ok Companies, 1725 12th Ave, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA 73401 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was on a roof retrieving a piece of plywood. The employee pushed the plywood over a 1.5 foot parapet wall, causing the employee to fall over six feet to the ground with the plywood. The employee sustained bilateral leg fractures.
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