MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE—
FISHER AUTO PARTS, INC.
Fall on same level n.e.c. · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee had loaded parts into his van and was pulling an empty utility cart back into the store. The wheels of the cart got caught in the doorway. When the employee pulled it through, the cart fell over onto him and he fell to the floor, landing on his right hip. The employee's hip was fractured.
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