FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA—
Air Canada Fort Lauderdale
Fall on same level due to slipping · Sprains
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Air Canada Fort Lauderdale, 100 Terminal Drive T2, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33315 on — Sprains, affecting the knee(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was walking from the check-in lobby to the ticket counter. Condensation from a customer's drinking cup had made the floor wet. The employee slipped on the condensation and fell to the floor sustaining a sprained right knee.
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