Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, 17000 IH 10 W, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78257
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a stationary golf cart to empty a trash can into a dumpster when he fell about 2 feet to the asphalt ground, fracturing his hip and requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedHip(s)Golf cart, personnel transport cart
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