Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KGS Construction Services, Inc., Georgetown Park, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20007
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading steel I-beams from a truck. A beam slipped and fell onto the employee's left foot, injuring it.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedBeams-unattached metal
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