Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Avis Budget Group, 2140 North Skyline Drive, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO 83402
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking to the office from the parking lot when he tripped over his feet and fell to the pavement, fracturing his hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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