Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Department of Agriculture, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND 20705
on — Fractures and soft tissue injuries, affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was taking wrenches from a shop and loading tools into a pickup truck. When he turned around from the truck, he tripped over skid-steer tracks that were loose on the ground and fell. The employee's arms were fractured and their right arm was also dislocated.
Hospitalized Arm(s) unspecified Other constructed surface
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