Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Core - Mark International, Inc., 2516 Prospect Drive, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN 54703
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
On December 21, 2022 at 12:07 PM, an employee was getting out of a truck at the end of his shift when he fell in the rear truck lot and sustained a hip fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHip(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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