Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J.C. Newman Cigar Company, 2701 N. 16th St., TAMPA, FLORIDA 33605
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was running to prevent a door from closing and locking when they tripped over a vent pipe and fell. The employee sustained a lower right leg fracture.
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