Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Civil Search International LLC, Intersection of Marion Rd/FM 455, SANGER, TEXAS 76266
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unloading materials from a truck. Their leg buckled while lifting the materials and the employee's lower leg was fractured.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Parts and materials, unspecified
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