Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at IBM, 2070 RT 52, HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NEW YORK 12533
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee walking in the parking lot, slipped on snow/ice and fell injuring his hip.
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An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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