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 FedEx Ship Center, 3450 Centennial Road, SALINA, KANSAS 67401
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking through a walkway when their foot was caught on a box, causing them to fall and sustain a hip injury.
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