Walking, without other incident · Surface, flesh wounds and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at K&D Factory Service Inc., 701 Texas Avenue, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17404
on — Surface, flesh wounds and soft tissue injuries, affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was looking for a part in the back of their work van. Their foot landed on an uneven surface, and the employee shifted their weight backward and changed direction, resulting in a sprained right ankle. A metal pin protruding from the lid of a storage container also punctured their right ankle, resulting in a bacterial infection.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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An employee was walking on level, grassy ground when he suffered a broken left knee at the distal end of the femur. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
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