Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Air Serve Corp., 3500 N. Terminal Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was helping passengers load luggage when he tripped and fell forward, landing on and fracturing his right hip. He was hospitalized for surgery.
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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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