HODGKINS, ILLINOIS·
UPS
Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UPS, 1UPS Way, HODGKINS, ILLINOIS 60525 on , Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was walking and stepping down from a conveyor. He twisted his leg as he placed his foot down and fell to an adjacent grating surface approximately 27 inches below, resulting in a lower leg fracture that required surgery.
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