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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 102165.015 - Employee Fractures Leg In 2 Foot Fall From Step Ladder

**Accident: 102165.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/18/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1265574.015	09/21/2017		Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc.

At 2:35 p.m. on September 18, 2017, Employee #1 was welding inside of a truck. E mployee #1 finished the welding job and stepped out of the truck and onto a step ladder. He missed a step on the step ladder and fell two feet onto the concrete slab. Employee #1 sustained a fractured lower right leg and was hospitalized fo r his injury.

Keywords: concrete slab, fall, lost balance, stepladder, struck against, truck, welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1265574.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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