Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Childrens Drive, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43205
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was performing plumbing work while on a ladder when they lost balance and fell to the floor. The employee fractured ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersLadders, unspecified
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