Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gogo Business Aviation, 105 Edgeview Drive, BROOMFIELD, COLORADO 80021
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking down an aisle when they tripped on a pallet and fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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