Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Goodwill Industries of Denver, 6850 Federal Blvd, DENVER, COLORADO 80221
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning debris from a bin when a forklift operator came into the employee's workspace and struck the bin she was cleaning. The employee was struck by the bin and lost her balance, falling to the ground and fracturing her femur at the hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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