Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Industries Corp, 8464 Chapin Industrial Drive, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63114
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped on a bent piece of a metal platform and fell, suffering a broken wrist and an injury that required stitches.
An employee was walking to a customer's door to deliver a package when they tripped on uneven pavement and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk toward the front entrance of the building to start her work shift. She tripped over uneven pavement and fell onto the concrete sidewalk. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip and a sprained left knee.
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