Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Crossmark, Inc, 6200 W Kellogg Dr, WICHITA, KANSAS 67209
on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
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An employee bent over to pick up a rubber mat from the ground. When he grabbed the corner of the mat, a rattlesnake hidden under it bit his left middle finger near the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.