Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hensley Industries, Inc., 2108 Joe Field Road, DALLAS, TEXAS 75229
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was climbing down a ladder from a large forklift and slipped and fell, breaking his leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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