Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Builders Supply, Inc, 2801 W. Airport Blvd., SANFORD, FLORIDA 32771
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
On February 18, 2021, an employee had just laid a truss assembly on the floor and was walking over to the other side of it when he tripped over a metal truss connector. He fell to the floor and broke his left foot. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedFloor, n.e.c.
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