NAPLES, FLORIDA—
Zip Foam, Inc.
Fall on same level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Zip Foam, Inc., 3518 Plover Ave., NAPLES, FLORIDA 34117 on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee began running to warm up when he fell and broke his left femur.
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