JOHNS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA—
U.S. Postal Service
Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures
Final narrative
On April 11, 2018, at 1:13 p.m., an employee was walking on the sidewalk and reading a package label to make sure it was the right address when he tripped on an elevation between two concrete sidewalk panels. He fell on his right side and broke his right hip, requiring hospitalization.
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