Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 4343 Tilly Mill Rd, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30360
on — Fractures, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee tripped and fell over raised flower boxes on the front apron of an outside garden area, fracturing her left femoral neck.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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