Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Agency For Transit Community, 60 W Ferguson, WOOD RIVER, ILLINOIS 62095
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking at a transit station when they slipped on ice and fell. The employee suffered fractures to the femur and ankle.
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