POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA—
UniFirst Corporation
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UniFirst Corporation, 500 SW 13th Terr, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33069 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
The employee was working on the conveyor system from the catwalk and fell 12-15 feet resulting in fractured vertebrae and ribs.
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