Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at COBB-VANTRESS INC, 1565 Saint John CME Church Road, HARTWELL, GEORGIA 30643
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped and fell to the floor. Her right femur was broken at the hip and she was hospitalized.
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An employee was loading a vehicle for mail delivery when she turned, tripped, and fell in the parking lot. The employee struck their head on the pavement and suffered a concussion.
The injured employee had been talking with another employee. As they went to turn around and walk, they tripped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
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