COLUMBUS, OHIO—
XPO
Fall, slip, trip unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at XPO, 5400 Fisher Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228 on — Fractures , affecting the Skull.
Final narrative
A driver was stopped on the side of the road and was removing his triangle reflectors from the passenger side of his vehicle to place behind it when he lost his balance and fell backward, striking his head on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured skull.
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