Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at El Paso V Enterprises, 11608 Scott Simpson Drive, EL PASO, TEXAS 79936
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was pushing a housekeeping cart down a ramp to the trash can. The ramp was approximately 6 inches from the sidewalk to the ground level. The cart went off the ramp and the employee tripped over the cart and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
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