Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at State Farm Insurance, 1251 State Street, RICHARDSON, TEXAS 75082
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving boxes of mail on a loading dock. The employee tripped on a dock plate and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left hip. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
HospitalizedHip(s)Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
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