Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keystone Blind Association, I81 NB mile marker 38, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17013
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was sweeping the parking lot when they stepped backward, tripped, and fell. The employee suffered a fractured left hip and was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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