Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, 600 W. State Highway 114, GRAPEVINE, TEXAS 76051
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was carrying a container of food product to the cooler when the employee tripped over a box that a vendor left on the floor. The employee fell and fractured the left patella.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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