Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kohl's, 1995 East West Parkway, FLEMING ISLAND, FLORIDA 32003
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning an aisle when she tripped over a rolling rack and fell to the floor, breaking a hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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