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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015075017 · 7/24/2015 · W.G. Tomko, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hip(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
W.G. Tomko, Inc.
Location
WVU NASB Building, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, 26505
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking to retrieve tools and/or material when he tripped over the metal tract on the floor. The metal tract is secured to the floor for drywall installation and its lip protrudes up about 1 inch. His toe/boot got caught on the tract and he fell at ground level on his buttocks, possibly fracturing his left hip. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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