Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc., 1501 NW N River Dr, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33125
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking on formwork conducting a threshold inspection when their foot became caught in rebar. They tripped and fell two feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Structural elements n.e.c.
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