Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FCC Allenwood, PO Box 3500, WHITE DEER, PENNSYLVANIA 17887
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
On Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at approximately 6:05 AM, an employee slipped on an icy sidewalk at FCI Allenwood and sustained a severe leg and arm injury. She was hospitalized.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
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