Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Express Corporation, 22161 W. 167th St., OLATHE, KANSAS 66062
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were carrying an empty pallet when the injured employee lost their footing and tripped. The employee fell to the floor and was hospitalized with a fractured right femur that required surgery.
Hospitalized Thigh(s) Other constructed surface
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