Slip, trip, stumble or fall on same level fall unspecified · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Spartan Contracting Corporation, 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34239
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was placing plastic over wet concrete when they tripped and their left wrist was lacerated by metal trim.
Hospitalized Wrist(s) Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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