Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UNITHERM FURNACE COMPANY, 55 MAY ROAD, WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI 63385
on — Fractures , affecting the Back lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a ladder, working on a furnace. A weld failed and a beam struck the ladder, causing the employee to fall. The employee fractured lumbar vertebrae L2 and L4.
Hospitalized Back lumbar region Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.
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