Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Heart Hospital of Austin, 3801 N. Lamar Boulevard, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78713
on — Fractures , affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking through the caf when she slipped on a non-slip mat that had water underneath it. She fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to her pelvis, right wrist, right hip, and sacrum.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Other constructed surface
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