Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UNILEVER, 2900 WEST TRUMAN BLVD, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI 65109
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee tripped and fell onto a pallet, resulting in fractures to their left femur and pelvis.
Hospitalized Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. Other constructed surface
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