Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Get Air Trampoline Park, 2252 East College Avenue, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA 16801
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was jumping across the trampolines at a trampoline park. He fell and suffered a compound fracture to the left leg. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedRecreation and athletic equipment, n.e.c.
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