EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS—2021-03-13

FedEx Supply Chain, Inc

Climbing or stepping up or down-repetitive or prolonged · Fractures

Final narrative

At about 12:55 p.m. on March 13, 2021, an employee suffered a broken hip while stepping off a stand-up lift.

Hospitalized Hip(s) Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

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