Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dakota Cold Storage, 370 164th Street, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA 68776
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking into the dock leveler pit when his foot became tangled in the chain used to raise and lower the dock overhead door. He tripped, falling to the ground and fracturing his right ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
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