Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PETERBILT MOTORS COMPANY, 3200 AIRPORT ROAD, DENTON, TEXAS 76702
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
On July 28, 2020, an employee was doing housekeeping at the end of his shift. As he walked across the work area after emptying a trash can, he slipped in oil and fell, suffering a left ankle injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
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