Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Medical City Fort Worth, 900 8th Ave, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76104
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was replacing ceiling tiles while standing on a 4-foot ladder with a 3-foot high platform. The employee reached outwards and the ladder slid out causing the employee to fall. The employee struck the edge of a desk and sustained six fractured ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersMovable ladders, unspecified
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