Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cabinetworks Group, 150 Grand Valley Ave, ORWELL, OHIO 44076
on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s) and back.
Final narrative
The injured employee was up on the air compressor mezzanine completing daily maintenance when employee 2 called to them from ground level. The injured employee leaned against the railing to answer employee 2. The railing gave way causing the injured employee to fall from the mezzanine to the floor. He sustained fractures to the right shoulder and an L1 vertebra.
HospitalizedShoulder(s) and backStructures, n.e.c.
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