Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Premier Safety Resources, 2101 North Little Avenue, CUSHING, OKLAHOMA 74023
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was taking gasoline to the top of a roof. They stepped on a soft spot on the roof next to a skylight and fell through the roof to the ground below. The employee sustained a laceration to the back of the head, and fractures to vertebrae, the collar bone, and right-side ribs.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Roofs, unspecified
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