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 G.A.T.-Airline Ground Support, Inc., 6000 N Terminal Pkwy Suite 4000, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30320
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
On April 19, 2024, an employee was walking on a ramp while returning from her lunch break when she tripped on the forks of a forklift, falling onto her right knee and suffering an injury that required hospitalization.
Hospitalized Knee(s) Other constructed surface
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