Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mattress Firm, Inc., 6524 Pelican Creek Circle, RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA 33578
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was stepping down from an order picker when they tripped over the forks of another electric pallet jack that was parked nearby and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a displaced pilon fracture to their left tibia.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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