Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DAY AND ZIMMERMANN, INCORPORATED, 11028 Hatch Parkway N, BAXLEY, GEORGIA 31513
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking down a gravel walkway. They went to turn, lost their footing, and fell. The employee sustained a right tibia/fibula and ankle fracture.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. Constructed surface irregularity
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