Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ingles Markets, Incorporated, 110 Ann Denard Dr, WASHINGTON, GEORGIA 30673
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee had been performing administrative duties in the office at the front of the store. She was opening the office door for a co-worker when she stumbled backward and fell on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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