Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AAFES Waco Distribution Center, 1801 Exchange Parkway, WACO, TEXAS 76712
on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other lower extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was on a step ladder loading product. They fell off the step ladder and sustained a fractured back and hip.
Hospitalized Trunk and other lower extremities Step ladders
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