Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at R-V Industries, Inc., 584 Poplar Road, HONEY BROOK, PENNSYLVANIA 19344
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking behind the building when they slipped on ice and fell. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to the hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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