Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J & E Supply and Fastener Company, Inc., 1903 SE 59th Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73129
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
While using a material handling device, an employee did not realize that the lifting platform had not fully returned to the warehouse floor. The employee stepped off of the platform and fell approximately 30 inches, fracturing her right leg below the knee. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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