Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF DENVER, 935 E. Eisenhower, LOVELAND, COLORADO 80537
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee tripped over the end of a rug and fell to the floor, suffering a fractured pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedPelvisFloor, n.e.c.
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