Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Publix Supermarket, 9400 Harding Avenue, SURFSIDE, FLORIDA 33154
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the knee(s) and leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking up an escalator that was out of service when they tripped on a step, fell, and suffered a closed fracture to the right femur as well as a dislocated right patella.
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A physical therapist was climbing the steps at a patient's residence when they slipped and fell on the steps. The employee sustained a right foot fracture and contusions to the knee and face.
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