Fall on same level due to slipping · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc., Tidewood Industrial Park, TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA 18252
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
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Final narrative
An employee was walking in the parking lot and slipped on ice between 5:30 AM and 6:00 AM on April 1, 2015. The employee was hospitalized and sustained two broken ribs and a subdural hematoma.
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