Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walgreen Co., Walgreens #04034, VALRICO, FLORIDA 33596
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was behind the front register when a customer requested assistance. She began walking from the register when her foot became caught on a gray rolling basket wheel and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip and femur.
Hospitalized Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. Other constructed surface
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