Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Campos EPC, LLC, 401 Prairie Hawk, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80104
on — Fractures , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking when he tripped on a small mound of dirt, fell, and sustained a fractured leg.
Hospitalized Leg(s) unspecified Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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