Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Haverty's Furniture, 16312 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33618
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee went to the break room to make herself a cup of tea when she tripped and fell to the floor, breaking her hip.
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An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
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