Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Woodward MPC, Inc., 6300 W. Howard Street, NILES, ILLINOIS 60714
on — Fractures , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee tripped over wire moldings and fell, sustaining a fractured left leg.
Hospitalized Leg(s) unspecified Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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