Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Welded Construction, 1307 Wheeling Ave, GLEN DALE, WEST VIRGINIA 26038
on , Fractures, affecting the head and trunk.
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Final narrative
An employee climbed the ladder on the back of a water truck to load water into the truck using a fire hose. When the water to the hose was turned on, the employee was startled by the pressure and fell back off of the ladder. The employee fell 7 feet to the ground, suffering a left-side skull fracture, left rib fracture, and L4 vertebra process fracture.
HospitalizedHead and trunkTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified