SPRINGDALE, OHIO—
Planet Fitness
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Planet Fitness, 11755 Princeton Pike, SPRINGDALE, OHIO 45246 on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
A maintenance employee was on an A-frame ladder replacing a ballast light in the locker room. The employee suffered a shock and fell approximately 5-6 feet off the ladder to the floor below. The employee sustained a fractured hip that required hospitalization and surgery.
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