Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Royal Cup Coffee, 160 Cleage Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35217
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking toward his work station when he tripped and fell to the floor, resulting in a broken right fibula.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Other constructed surface
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