Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, 7501 HWY 185 NORTH, SEADRIFT, TEXAS 77983
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was leaving the building when a snake startled him and he began walking backward. The employee tripped over a rain gutter and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured hip and femur. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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