Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., 445 Commercial Ct., VENICE, FLORIDA 34292
on — Fractures, affecting the upper extremities, unspecified.
Final narrative
While walking quickly through a retail area to catch up to a coworker, an employee struck a table, tripped, and fell to the ground, breaking the arm/shoulder area and requiring surgery.
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