Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HEB, 7405 FM 1960 E , HUMBLE, TEXAS 77346
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was decorating a cake stationed on a stainless steel table. The employee was standing on a rubber mat (fatigue mat) when she tripped on it. She fell and fractured her left hip.
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