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 State Farm Insurance Company, 8900 Amberglenn Blvd., AUSTIN, TEXAS 78729
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was stepping backward from a chair in the cafeteria when she bumped into a bench behind her and fell, suffering left hip/lower back pain.
HospitalizedMultiple trunk locationsFloor, n.e.c.
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