Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Home Goods, 3105 E. Main Street, MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK 10547
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was walking across the top of an open dumpster trying to level out the trash in it. He fell from the top metal ledge of the dumpster and suffered a broken left ankle that required surgery.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
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