Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at P&S Transportation, 105 Mickles Road, MAGAZINE, ARKANSAS 72943
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was tying down tarps on a truck. While moving from the truck bed to a catwalk, he slipped and fell to the ground, injuring his leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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