Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at OneBlood, 4000 E SR 60 W, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA 33859
on — Fractures , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was assisting with reversing a bus in a parking lot when they tripped over a parking block and fell, fracturing their arm.
Hospitalized Arm(s) unspecified Other constructed surface
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