Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dollar General Store #9112, 4464 Petersboro Street, VERNON, NEW YORK 13476
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
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Final narrative
An employee was on a three-step ladder retrieving an item for a customer when she missed a step while descending the ladder. The employee fell on the floor and sustained a fractured pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.
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