Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LKQ, Inc., 2401 Hwy. 42 N, JENKINSBURG, GEORGIA 30234
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was unloading material and set it on the floor to put a pallet on it. When he picked up the pallet, he stepped back and hit the material, causing him to fall and injure his right hip.
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