Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Associated Management, 3435 Mountain Pass Road, BILLINGS, MONTANA 59106
on — Fractures , affecting the Rib(s), oblique area.
Final narrative
An employee was putting up decorations when she slipped off her desk and fell to the floor. She was hospitalized for three broken ribs.
Hospitalized Rib(s), oblique area Tables, desks, work surfaces
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A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
Two employees were removing a service lift platform from the back of a radar system. While handling the service lift platform, employee 2 was standing on the back of the radar and lost their footing, causing the service lift platform to shift and fall. The injured employee then fell from the top of the platform electronic subsystem (PES) to the floor, approximately 56 inches. The injured employee fractured his left elbow and left hip.
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