Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at USG Corporation, 6825 Evergreen Avenue, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32208
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was stepping down from a machine when his knee gave out and he fell 22 inches to the floor below.
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