Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at McDonald's, 850 Eisenhower Boulevard, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17111
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee walked across the recently mopped floor in the lobby to carry a tray to a customer. The employee slipped and fell on the wet floor, resulting in hospitalization for a broken right hip that required surgery.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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