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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025054772 · 5/21/2025 · United Rentals Customer Equipment Solutions

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name
United Rentals Customer Equipment Solutions
Location
2760 Jordan Ln NW, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35816
NAICS
532120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was washing equipment while standing on the second rung of an A-frame ladder. He stepped down, missed the bottom rung, and fell backward to the ground landing on his left side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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