Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PepsiCO, 457 W. Main St. , TRINIDAD, COLORADO 81082
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
A driver was using a dolly cart to unload product from the back of a truck. His shoe got caught in the bumper as he was stepping down to the ground, causing him to fall. The employee was hospitalized with a broken lower right leg and had surgery.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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