AXIS, ALABAMA—
Lenzing Fibers, Inc.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lenzing Fibers, Inc., 12950 Highway 43 North, AXIS, ALABAMA 36505 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was walking backward with a wheelbarrow and as he transitioned between surfaces he slipped and fell onto his back and right side. He fractured five ribs and was hospitalized.
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