Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gatlin Pest Control Co., Inc., 3155 Hwy 27, CATAULA, GEORGIA 31804
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a water hose to fill the water tank in the back of his truck. When he finished filling his truck, he handed the hose to another employee and started walking toward the back door of the office. He tripped over the hose and fell to the ground, breaking his left leg in three places.
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