Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ITAFOS Conda LLC, 3010 Conda Road, SODA SPRINGS, IDAHO 83276
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee slipped and fell on ice in a parking lot and suffered a broken tibia.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Other constructed surface
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