Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at US Census Bureau, W Call Street, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32305
on — Fractures, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
On September 21, 2020, an employee was walking into an apartment building to conduct interviews with individuals at their private residences when she tripped on an incline and fell resulting in a fracture in her third lumbar vertebra.
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