Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TAS Environmental Services, L.P., Producers Rice Mill Inc., STUTTGART, ARKANSAS 72160
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning when they slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in an injury to their right hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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