NAMPA, IDAHO—
Idaho Youth Ranch
Fall on same level n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Idaho Youth Ranch, 1031 Caldwell Blvd, NAMPA, IDAHO 83651 on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking back to the building after dumping a 10-gallon trash can. The can she was carrying struck a large container and then struck her leg, causing her to fall to the asphalt ground. The employee landed on her left hip, fracturing it.
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