Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Target Corporation, 1001 East 120th Ave, THORNTON, COLORADO 80233
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was stocking items on the shelf and carrying a box up a ladder when she lost her footing and fell to the floor from approximately four steps up. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip that required surgery.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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