Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Rentokil North America Inc, U.S Foods 5425 S. Williamson Blvd., PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA 32128
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was walking between a closed dock door and a staged pallet of product. The floor was wet with condensation from the freezer area and the employee's foot got caught at the bottom of the pallet. While trying to free his foot he fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured right tibia.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Other constructed surface
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