Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Becton, Dickinson and Company, Route 7 & Grace Way, CANAAN, CONNECTICUT 06018
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working with a material handling system on an injection molding press and moving boxes of plastic components. She turned to move and her foot caught the leg of a table, causing her to lose her balance and fall to the floor. She broke her hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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