BILLINGS, MONTANA—
Best Buy
Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Best Buy, Unkown, BILLINGS, MONTANA 59101 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was at a customer's home installing home theater equipment when the employee slipped on icy stairs and fell, suffering a broken tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
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