NORTHPORT, ALABAMA—
The Landings at Northport
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Landings at Northport, 951 Rose Drive, NORTHPORT, ALABAMA 35476 on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was beginning to move a table when its marble tabletop fell off onto her right foot. She suffered fractures to the second and third toes and an open wound on the third toe.
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