FORT MEADE, MARYLAND—
National Security Agency
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at National Security Agency, 9800 Savage Road, FORT MEADE, MARYLAND 20755 on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
The injured employee was assisting a co-worker in moving a wheeled cabinet through a door jamb. One of the cabinet's wheels malfunctioned and the cabinet tipped in towards the door frame. The injured employee was caught between the door frame and the cabinet resulting in a fractured right femur.
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