Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE, 366 Centre St, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS 02169
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking to a truck to turn on a pump when he slipped on ice dislocating and fracturing his ankle.
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