Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kit Custom Home Builders, LLC, 1000 Garber Street, CALDWELL, IDAHO 83605
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee had been performing tape and texture duties inside a home. At around 4:55 PM, he was exiting the home using a 6-foot A-frame ladder. He slipped on a rung as he was descending the ladder and fell about 3 feet to the ground, sustaining a hip injury.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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