Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hobby Lobby, 2425 Central Avenue, BILLINGS, MONTANA 59102
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was on a ladder while retrieving stocked goods from a top shelf when she fell from the bottom rung of the ladder to the cement floor, resulting in a right hip injury that required hospitalization.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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