Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at US Census Bureau, 1025 W Pioneer Parkway, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75051
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was walking to her car to put some supplies in it when she tripped over a concrete parking block and fell forward, fracturing her pelvis in two places.
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