Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at White Castle System, Inc., 1831 Webster Avenue, BRONX, NEW YORK 10457
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the pelvic region, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was walking around a coworker in the kitchen area when she tripped and fell, injuring her right groin area.
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An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
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