Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GORBEL INC., 600 FISHERS RUN, VICTOR, NEW YORK 14564
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was retrieving a 14-pound pallet. When he turned, he tripped over a rack on the floor and hit the ground with his right hip.
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