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 BIG SKY RESORT, 50 Big Sky Resort, BIG SKY, MONTANA 59716
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
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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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