Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FARR Services Corporation, 6599 Hwy. 431 South , OWENS CROSS ROADS, ALABAMA 35763
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was going to sweep the floor when he tripped on his shoelaces and fell to the floor, fracturing his right leg.
An employee was loading a vehicle for mail delivery when she turned, tripped, and fell in the parking lot. The employee struck their head on the pavement and suffered a concussion.
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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