Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kwik Trip Store 791, 984 North Shawano Street, NEW LONDON, WISCONSIN 54961
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee slipped off a fatigue mat and bumped into the cash safe while walking to a register. The employee lost balance and fell to the floor, sustaining a fractured right hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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