Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hawthorne Residential Partners LLC, 1450 Sunshadow Dr, CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA 32707
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was taking a tour of the property. They were walking up the steps to an apartment when the staircase broke. The employee fell, sustaining a knee injury and a fractured right ankle.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) Stairs, steps
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