Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LMC Constructors, Inc., Southern Cross Diary, O BRIEN, FLORIDA 32071
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a foundation when he tripped over the string line surrounding the foundation layout, fracturing his right leg and requiring hospitalization.
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