Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texas Health Resources, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, DALLAS, TEXAS 75231
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee slipped and fell on wet pavement in an ambulance bay. The employee suffered tibia and fibula injuries.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Other constructed surface
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