Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Publix Supermarkets, Inc., 1305 N. University Drive Store#373, CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA 33071
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving a trash can when he tripped and fell, potentially suffering multiple leg fractures.
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