Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NEXTERA ENERGY POINT BEACH LLC, 6610 NUCLEAR RD., TWO RIVERS, WISCONSIN 54241
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee, carrying an approximately 45 lb. valve in a bag, turned to the right, tripped over his foot, and fell to the concrete surface onto his right hip.
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The injured employee had been talking with another employee. As they went to turn around and walk, they tripped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
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