Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Venture Window LLC, 111 Leigh Road, CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND 02864
on — Fractures , affecting the Back lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was working from the plank of a ladder jack scaffold while installing a window. The attachment on one end of the ladder dislodged and the employee fell approximately 12 to 25 feet to the ground, resulting in lower back fractures.
Hospitalized Back lumbar region Self-supporting scaffolds or staging
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