Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS, 1608 SAWMILL PKWY, HURON, OHIO 44839
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized with a hip fracture after tripping over a material stop and falling to the ground.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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