Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cintas Uniform Services, 43820 County Rd 86, MATHESON, COLORADO 80830
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was on a liftgate while removing dirty products from a van when he fell off the liftgate approximately 3 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken left leg that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedDelivery truck or van
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