Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Oxbo International Corporation, 100 Bean Street, CLEAR LAKE, WISCONSIN 54005
on — Fractures, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a combine touching up paint before shipment when he fell and landed on his feet on the concrete floor. He sustained a left foot/leg fracture.
HospitalizedFoot(feet) and leg(s), unspecifiedCombines
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