Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DaVita, Inc., 1635 Southwest 107th Avenue, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33165
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped on a pallet and fell onto his right side, suffering a broken right tibia and fibula.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Other constructed surface
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