Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Giant Eagle, 1201 Doral Drive, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 44514
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was speaking to another team member. She then turned to walk away and tripped over a bollard that protects the corner of a deli case. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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