Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Manhattan Road & Bridge , Charlotte Harbor Boardwalk & Bridge, PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA 33950
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee went to step onto the top of an H-pile (metal beam) to get a laser level from the other side when his foot was caught on an extension cord, causing him to fall onto the pile. The H-pile deeply lacerated his lower left leg.
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