Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, 25779 Brookpark Road, NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO 44070
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a two-step ladder and turned to face the opposite direction to look at items on an upper shelf. As he descended, he slipped off the ladder and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a broken right hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Step ladders
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