Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CDS/Advantage Solutions, 495 Hubbard Ave, PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01201
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped over a case of water and fell on the concrete floor sustaining a fractured right hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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