Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CVS Pharmacy, 734 Bridgeport Avenue, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT 06460
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee tripped on a cord in an aisle, fell to the floor, and suffered two broken vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedFloor, n.e.c.
An employee was working in the store s merchandise storage room unpacking totes of merchandise that had recently been delivered. While moving totes, the employee fell on the same level and sustained a fractured left hip requiring hospitalization.
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