Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Big Lots, 8602 Southwest State Road 200, OCALA, FLORIDA 34481
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee turned away from a cash register, tripped on a bag of trash on the floor behind her, and fell, suffering a broken hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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