LA VISTA, NEBRASKA—
Pivot - EDM, Inc.
Fall on same level n.e.c. · Fractures
Final narrative
On August 26, 2025, an employee was moving a loaded pallet with a pallet jack. She pulled on the pallet jack to get it unstuck from the pallet. When the pallet jack came loose, she lost her balance and fell on the concrete floor by the loading dock door. She landed on her right hip and it was fractured in three places. She was hospitalized and required surgery.
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