Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Underwriters Laboratories Inc., 750 Anthony Trail, NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was disassembling a testing site when the testing structure fell on him, resulting in fractures to the right ankle, right tibia, and left femur.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Nonclassifiable
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