Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HOBBY LOBBY, Hobby Lobby #95, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72703
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking on the concrete floor when she tripped over a furniture pad on the floor and fell, injuring her right arm and fracturing her right hip. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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