Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Best Buy Stores, L.P., 410 Rt 10, EAST HANOVER, NEW JERSEY 07936
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell off a shopping cart while restocking shelves. Her left ankle twisted and her left fibula was fractured.
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