NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA—
Minton & Roberson, Inc.
Climbing or stepping up or down · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Minton & Roberson, Inc., 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607 on — Fractures , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was offloading boxes from a flatbed truck. He stepped off the truck bed onto the lift gate about 23 inches below and fractured his right leg.
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