Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keymark Corporation of Florida, 3155 Drane Field Rd., LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33811
on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a flatbed trailer while an unwrapped bundle of aluminum was being loaded. The bundle fell apart and pushed the employee off the trailer, causing him to land on the ground on his feet. The employee sustained broken feet.
Hospitalized Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified Vehicle trailers, trailing units
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