Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dillard Store Services, Inc., 5488 South Padre Island Drive, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78411
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
Employee was collecting shoes for her customer in the shoe stockroom when she tripped over a fitting stool sitting on the floor. She fell to the floor, fracturing her right ankle. She was carrying four boot boxes and could not see directly in front of her.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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