Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from and struck by moving vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Juniper Landscaping of Florida, LLC, 5880 Staley Road, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33905
on — Fractures , affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was parking a lawn mower when she fell off and the lawn mower ran over her right leg. The employee suffered internal fixation for a fractured right tibial plateau and was hospitalized for surgery.
Hospitalized Knee(s) Lawn mower riding
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