Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at State Farm Insurance, 7397 Country View Dr., HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17112
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a roof. He was beginning to descend the roof on a ladder when the ladder kicked out and he fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with five fractured ribs, a head laceration, and a tibia/fibula fracture, which required surgery.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Movable ladders, unspecified
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