Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Access Family Health Services, Inc., 106 Walker St., HOULKA, MISSISSIPPI 38850
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
The employee was walking to the clinic parking lot, tripped over a parking block and fell fracturing the left arm and nose.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Parking lot-paved
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