Other jump to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Pipeline, Inc., 2480 Andy Mountain Rd., VILLA RICA, GEORGIA 30180
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing on the wheel well of a sweeper vehicle. He was checking the radiator water level immediately after shutting the machine down. As he was filling the radiator with water, it began to bubble up, so he dismounted the machine. He landed oddly on the ground and fractured his left leg above the ankle.
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