Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Houston Methodist Hospital, 16655 Southwest Freeway, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 77479
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee missed a step as she was walking down the stairs and fell, fracturing her right lower leg and ankle. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedStairs, steps, unspecified
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