Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Titan Production Equipment , 2207 FM 949, ALLEYTON, TEXAS 78935
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee tripped over an extension cord and impacted the ground, fracturing his left hip.
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An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.