Other exertions or bodily reactions, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kinsley Construction Inc., 2700 Water Street, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17405
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee suffered a broken right leg when his weight shifted.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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