Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at L3 Harris , 10001 Jack Finney Blvd, GREENVILLE, TEXAS 75402
on — Fractures, affecting the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was walking across a concrete parking lot. The employee tripped on a parking space curb, fell, and struck his face on the concrete, suffering a contusion and a broken nose. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersCurbs
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