Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nordstrom, 190 N Gulph Road, KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking through the parking lot when her shoe became caught in a concrete seam. She fell to the concrete, fracturing her hip and hand.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Parking lot irregularity
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