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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231110665 · 11/18/2023 · Superior Linen Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Clothes washers
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Superior Linen Service, Inc.
Location
534 S. Rockford Avenue, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74120
NAICS
812331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee climbed 3.5 feet onto a washer to change a valve on the back of the washer. As the employee was tightening the valve with a wrench, the wrench slipped and he fell backward off the washer. His back hit a breaker box before landing on the concrete floor. The employee suffered five fractured ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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