Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ADM Milling Co., 201 ROUTE 23B, HUDSON, NEW YORK 12534
on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
Final narrative
An employee had been cleaning an area. He was descending a ladder when he fell to the ground from about halfway up the ladder. The employee sustained fractures to his back and leg.
Hospitalized Trunk and other lower extremities Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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