Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cardinal Health, LLC, 151 Northpark Central Dr. , HOUSTON, TEXAS 77073
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving products from one pallet to another when the employee's shoe lace was caught on the corner of a pallet, causing the employee to trip and fall to the floor. The employee fractured the right femur.
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