Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SSC Services for Education, 2600 South Neal Street, COMMERCE, TEXAS 75428
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking to a work vehicle. The employee's knee gave out as they stepped off a curb, and they fell to the ground and suffered a broken femur.
Hospitalized Thigh(s) Curbs
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