FORT WORTH, TEXAS—
Amazon
Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Amazon, 700 Westport Parkway, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76177 on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee had just retrieved a roll of packing dunnage. The employee tripped while stepping off a pallet, fell to the concrete floor, and suffered a broken right hip.
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