Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WEGMANS FOOD MARKETS, INC., 945 Fairmount Ave, JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK 14701
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was entering the building and when she stepped from the doormat to the bare floor she slipped and fell to the ground. She landed on her right ankle/lower leg, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Other constructed surface
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