Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Envigo RMS, 1401 South Stoughton Road, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53716
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
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Final narrative
An employee had placed one foot on a pallet, about 3 inches above the floor, to retrieve banded cardboard. When the employee turned and stepped down, they twisted and broke their ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring pins in their ankle. Low-cut shoes, not boots, were being worn at the time of the incident.
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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