Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sanford Health, 801 NORTH BROADWAY, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58102
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee stepped up onto a ledge to get supplies, miss-stepped and fell resulting in a fracture to the left hip. The employee was also knocked unconscious.
HospitalizedHead and trunkStructural elements, n.e.c.
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