Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Impact Confections, Inc., 4017 Whitney Street, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53546
on — Fractures, affecting the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was moving around a palletized bundle of cardboard boxes when he struck his leg against the stack of boxes. This caused him to lose his balance and fall forward to the ground, striking his nose on the cement floor. The employee sustained a nose fracture.
HospitalizedNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloor, n.e.c.
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