Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ferrellgas LP, 13711 W. 105th N., WICHITA, KANSAS 67201
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was making a propane delivery at a residential customer location. As he walked to the customer's door, he slipped on ice and fell resulting in a right leg and ankle fracture.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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