OSHA investigators arrived in Ardmore, OK on Friday, February 10th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Love'S Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. which had occured on Monday, February 6th 2017. A 56 year old man working as a Automobile mechanic was injured on the job when the employee injured head in fall from ladder
Accident Date2017-02-06
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 10:30 a.m. on February 6, 2017, an employee was working at a vehicle repair shop. While descending a ladder, carrying a steel wheel that was located in an elevated storage area, the employee tripped and fell. He struck his head on the shop floor. The employee was hospitalized and treated for head trauma that caused brain swelling.