Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Karcher Group Inc, 8231 Beach Road, CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, VIRGINIA 23336
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
Employees were installing a projector on the ceiling of an auditorium using a scaffold. While the injured employee was getting down from the scaffolding, it became top-heavy and tipped over. The injured employee fell to the floor, landing on his left leg and suffering a broken left fibula and tibia.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Self-supporting scaffolds or staging
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