IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO—
Builders FirstSource
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 Builders FirstSource, 1425 North Holmes Ave, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO 83401 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
A driver was on a flatbed or delivery truck, moving pallets to make room for addition freight. He turned to his left to step off the truck and fell, landing with his left side on the ground and sustaining a rib injury.
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