Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Western Industries Plastic Products L.L.C., 7727 First Avenue, WINFIELD, KANSAS 67156
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped and fell while walking across railroad tracks that separated a parking lot from a work area. She suffered a fracture and tendon displacement to the left knee, which had hit concrete. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Parking lot, unspecified
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