Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walgreens, 1056 Eagles Landing Parkway, STOCKBRIDGE, GEORGIA 30281
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee had been working behind the front register. The employee was walking when they fell over a basket and sustained a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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