Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Saint Luke's Hospital, 222 South Woods Mill Road, CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI 63017
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped on the corner of her desk while getting up. She fell to the floor, suffering a displaced fracture to the right hip.
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