Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EG America, LLC, Fastrac, OLD FORGE, NEW YORK 13420
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet) and ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking across a parking lot when they slipped on black ice and fell to the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to the ankle/foot.
HospitalizedFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Parking lot-paved
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