Fall on same level unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DOLGENCORP LLC, 401 GENERAL DR S, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA 73401
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was hooking up the lines from a trailer to a yard truck when she lost her footing and fell onto her right side on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to her right hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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