Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dillards, Dillard's Store #207 Gulfview Square, PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA 34668
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unpacking cosmetics when she tripped over boxes, sustaining a left hip fracture. She was hospitalized.
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