Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lowe's Home Improvement, 1000 Nitro Marketplace, CROSS LANES, WEST VIRGINIA 25313
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was escorting a forklift inside a store. While walking backward, the employee tripped on a pallet and fell, suffering a broken hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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