Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ensign US Southern Drilling LLC, Midkiff, MIDKIFF, TEXAS 79755
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was walking out of the mud lab when he slipped and landed on the ground. The employee's left shin was fractured.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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