Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wharton-Smith, Inc., 1132 East South Street, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32801
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
On 7/13/2019, at 8:00 AM an employee working as an operator and carpenter was stripping the wall forms of a structure. While repositioning himself he lost his footing, fell to the ground and landed on his foot. He sustained a broken lower left leg requiring hospitalization and surgery. The employee was wearing fall protection, but it was not connected at the time of the fall.
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