Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Acousti Engineering Company of Florida, 8251 W. Broward Blvd., PLANTATION, FLORIDA 33324
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell from stilts while installing acoustical ceiling, sustaining a shattered or broken right kneecap and requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
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