Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Merchant Food Services, 870 Boling St. Jackson, MS 39209, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39209
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving a bulkhead inside a trailer when he slipped and lost balance. He fell on his left side and sustained a fractured hip requiring hospitalization.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Vehicle and machine cabin parts n.e.c.
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