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 Correct Care Solutions, 2725 N. Hwy 50, TECUMSEH, NEBRASKA 68450
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was walking down a hallway while making rounds and miss-stepped and fell to the floor.
An employee was loading a vehicle for mail delivery when she turned, tripped, and fell in the parking lot. The employee struck their head on the pavement and suffered a concussion.
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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