Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Geo Group, Inc, Bay Correctional Facility, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was going down the stairs when he fell and was found at the bottom floor. He was hospitalized with a hip injury.
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