Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Centers for the Developmentally Disabled, 1602 Church Street SE, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was walking to get a mop bucket when she tripped over a chair and fractured two ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloor, n.e.c.
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