Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Villages Land Operating Company, LLC, 3619 Kiessel Rd, THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA 32163
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee fell while walking toward an entrance/exit door, landing on the floor and suffering a possible broken leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedFloor, unspecified
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