Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Electro-Lab II, Inc., 369 Douglas Rd., OLDSMAR, FLORIDA 34677
on — Fractures , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee tripped over the forks of a forklift while walking in the facility and fell. The employee was hospitalized for a broken arm and contusions on the face.
Hospitalized Arm(s) unspecified Other constructed surface
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