Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sodexo, 1200 Wynwood Drive, CINNAMINSON, NEW JERSEY 08077
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee tripped over a box in a storage area and fell to the floor, suffering a broken leg.
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