Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Core-Mark International, Inc., 19500 Bulverde Road Suite #230, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78259
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking between tables when she tripped on a chair and fell to the floor of the breakroom. The employee sustained a lower leg fracture.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Other constructed surface
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