Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Public Storage, 1677 Penfield Road, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14625
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking to the property when she slipped on ice and fell, causing injuries to her right ankle, leg, and shoulder as well as fracturing her fibula.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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