Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at C&W Facility Services Inc., Eckerd College, SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33711
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
While helping to place mats on a basketball court, an employee tripped on a stack of mats and fell on a flashlight and the ground, breaking the right femur.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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