Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Crane & Equipment Corporation, 531 Old Swede Road, DOUGLASSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 19518
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was looking through a warehouse for missing parts. The employee tripped over some spools of electrical wire and suffered a broken right ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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