Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Department of Navy, 4477 McMahon Rd., Suite 115, INDIAN HEAD, MARYLAND 20640
on , Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
While inspecting a portable dumpster, an employee climbed up the side of the dumpster using rungs that were integrated into the exterior frame of the dumpster. As he climbed the ladder, he fell backward approximately 2 feet to the ground, resulting in possible damage to his 5th and 6th vertebrae.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedTanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space