Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shaw Industries Group, 5225 Highway 411 SW, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA 30120
on , Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
The injured employee was cleaning at the end of the shift. She proceeded to put paper in a recycling bin and turned around to return to the Mega-cutter. As she passed by the weight scale she stepped diagonally across the ramp and caught the back portion of her foot on the ramp causing her to trip. The employee fell forward onto the floor landing on her right hip and fracturing it.