Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Barfield Health Care, Inc., 22444 Highway 431, GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA 35976
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee had just removed a load of laundry from a dryer. She turned around to check another dryer, then turned back toward a folding table; she then tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left hip. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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The injured employee had been talking with another employee. As they went to turn around and walk, they tripped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
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