Fall on same level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dillard's Inc., 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive Ste 400, THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS 77380
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was putting away clothes when she fell and injured her right hip, requiring hospitalization.
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