Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Agrana Fruit, 8864 Sixty Road, BALDWINSVILLE, NEW YORK 13027
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving a piece of equipment when he tripped over a rail and fractured his left ankle while trying to catch himself.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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