Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at E and L Masonry, 43269 Waterburg Way, PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA 33982
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was carrying masonry blocks in a house that was under construction. She bumped into a pallet of masonry blocks, causing her to lose balance and fall on a staircase. As she fell, a masonry block struck and fractured her left knee.
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