Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Terex Utilities, INC, 4120 Lewisburg Rd, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35207
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading a telehandler onto a flatbed trailer. The employee stepped down 1 foot, trying to avoid mud, and stepped onto a grassy patch, then rolled his left ankle which was fractured and dislocated.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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