SISSETON, SOUTH DAKOTA—
WOODLAND CABINETRY, INC.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning spilled glue from a concrete floor. He mopped a thin layer of water over small areas of the hardened glue to help thin it. A few minutes later, he slipped on the floor and fell. He landed on a tape measure clipped to his right hip and suffered a femoral neck fracture that required surgery.
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