Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BC Services, 550 Disc Drive, LONGMONT, COLORADO 80503
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
On December 28, 2017, an employee slipped and fell on ice while walking to her vehicle after work, injuring her ankle and requiring surgery.
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