Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lowe's Home Improvement Store, 6101 Apple Way, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68516
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving a chair in a break room. The employee's feet became entangled in the feet of the chair and the employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken right hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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