Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at King Ranch Inc., 2205 W Hwy 141, KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee stepped out onto the damp porch, slipped, and fell injuring her left knee.
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