Fall on same level, unspecified · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ST MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Parking Lot Q, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
The employee was walking into the building from the parking lot and fell onto the landscaping rock injuring both ankles. The right ankle was fractured and dislocated. The left ankle was sprained.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Ground, n.e.c.
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