Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TARGET CORPORATION, 480 West Washington Street, EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS 61611
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was descending a ladder in the stock room when she missed the last or second-to-last step and fell to the concrete floor, fracturing her right hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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