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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023087807 · 8/24/2023 · Fedex Express Sort Facility

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thigh(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Airport utility vehicle-powered
Secondary source
Airport runways

Employer

Name
Fedex Express Sort Facility
Location
1000 Southwest 34th Street, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33315
NAICS
492110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing the ladder attached to a cargo loader to get ready to mate the loader to the plane. The employee slipped and fell to the tarmac from the top of the ladder resulting in a fractured upper left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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