Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gap, Inc., 100 Merritt Boulevard, FISHKILL, NEW YORK 12524
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking to a time clock when they tripped over the forks of a forklift and fell on the ground sustaining a broken right leg and ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedFloor, n.e.c.
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