Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PSE&G, 193 S River Street, HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY 07601
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking on a crushed-stone path from the work area towards his vehicle when he slipped on ice that was obscured by standing water and fell to the ground. He sustained fractures to the left ankle and left leg.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedSidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-unpaved
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