Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hornady Manufacturing, 3305 West Old Potash Highway, ALDA, NEBRASKA 68810
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped over elevated caulking between slabs of concrete and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right femur.
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An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
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