Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC, 227 N. Quapah Ave., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73107
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning and restacking 2-liter bottles when the employee's foot became tangled in shrink wrap. The employee fell onto the concrete floor and suffered a hip fracture.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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