Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jayhawk Boxes, Inc., 1150 S UNION, FREMONT, NEBRASKA 68025
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving extension tables in the manufacturing area when the employee tripped over a table and fell. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the lower right leg.
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