Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shoprite Supermarkets, Inc., 801 Myron Street, KINGSTON, NEW YORK 12401
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a cash register at a grocery store checkout lane when she chased after a non-paying customer and slipped and fell on an entranceway rug. She broke her hip and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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