Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Whole Foods Market, 442 Washington Street, WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS 02482
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was turning to leave a register when her foot caught on a hand basket in the register's bag well. She tripped and fell and suffered a back injury.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedFloor, n.e.c.
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