Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., inc., 6180 Shiloh Crossing Ste B, ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA 30005
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking through the warehouse to check orders. They tripped on plastic wrap on a pallet and fell to the floor sustaining a fractured hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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