Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at California Cereal Products, Inc., 4375 Mead Road, MACON, GEORGIA 31206
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was at the top of a rolling step lock ladder taking a bolt out of a sprocket using a box wrench. When the bolt broke loose, the employee lost his balance and fell backward 4-5 feet onto the floor. He sustained fractures to the clavicle, scapula, and three ribs as well as a laceration to the back of his head.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Movable ladders, n.e.c.
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