Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Western Area Power Administration, 1330 41st Street SE, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA 57201
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking to his truck when he slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell to the ground, breaking his right fibula in two places and dislocating his ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Parking lot, unspecified
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