Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION, 1044 BOOTH RD, WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA 31088
on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee in the quality lab was pushing a chair back to her desk. Her feet got tangled in the chair and she fell to the floor, breaking both wrists and the left knee.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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