Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Asbury Atlanta Infiniti L.L.C., 2020 Cobb Parkway SE, MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30060
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was at a coffee station when he tripped on a dustpan and impacted the floor, breaking his right ankle and leg and sustaining a meniscus tear.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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