Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GPM Investments, LLC, E-Z Mart, WHITESBORO, TEXAS 76273
on — Fractures, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was rounding the front of a cash register area when his left foot caught the power cord of a beverage cooler. He fell, caught himself with his hands, and suffered broken vertebrae in his neck.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloor, n.e.c.
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