Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, 1320 Hearst Dr. NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30319
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking down a stairwell when she stepped off a step and fractured her right ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
An employee was operating a forklift in the warehouse. As they were dismounting, the employee felt pain in their leg from stepping down and sustained a left leg fracture.
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