Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 18100 SW Conners Hwy, CANAL POINT, FLORIDA 33438
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was taking pictures of algae and went to use the ladder when they fell 10 feet onto the cement. The employee sustained a broken leg that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedNonclassifiable
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