JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI—2015-01-05

ABB Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Fractures

Final narrative

Employee 1 and employee 2 were operating a welding robot in the fabrication department. Employee 1 was loading a fin bank into the welding cell and was walking backwards into the welding cell while operating an overhead crane. Employee 1 stepped backwards into an open pit and fell approximately 8 feet. Employee 1 sustained the following injuries: fractured pelvis at both hip sockets, fractured ribs, fractured right elbow, fractured right shoulder. Employee 1 is hospitalized at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

Hospitalized Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Floor, n.e.c.

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