Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Centers for the Developmentally Disabled, 1602 Church Street Southeast, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was retrieving supplies and/or documents from a storage room and tripped over a step stool. She fractured her right femur.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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