Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Airlines, 27300 East 98th Avenue, DENVER, COLORADO 80249
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was descending a 5-foot ladder after changing an engine on an aircraft. The employee fell from the ladder and struck their head and shoulder on the concrete.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Movable ladders, unspecified
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