Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pernix Guam LLC, Anderson Air Force base, TAMUNING, GUAM 96913
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was going into a building to grab a tagline when they tripped over the cross bar of a scaffold and fell, resulting in a rib fracture.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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