Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AECOM, 535 Steam Plant Rd. HWY 70, NEW JOHNSONVILLE, TENNESSEE 37134
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was removing spoils from the tailgate of a dump truck using a scraper (flat shovel). While maneuvering near the tailgate, he tripped over a dirt clod roughly the size of a basketball and fell on the ground. He got up and fell again, breaking his left ankle, tibia, and fibula and requiring surgery.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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