Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Harsco Metals & Minerals, 300 Ward Road, MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS 76065
on — Fractures, affecting the heel(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing down from a pot carrier when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor. He landed on his feet, twisted his right foot, and fractured his heel bone.
HospitalizedHeel(s)Construction, logging, and mining machinery, n.e.c.
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