Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at On Top of the World Communities, Inc., 8385 SW 80th st, OCALA, FLORIDA 34481
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee had been speaking with their supervisor. The employee stood up and tripped over a box that had just been delivered. The employee fell, sustaining fractures to the right wrist and a hip.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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