Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at THE AMERICAN BOTTLING COMPANY, 558 W. 43rd Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60609
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the knee(s) and leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was making a sales call/visit to his customer when he slipped and fell down the stairs. He was hospitalized with a dislocated knee and fractured femur.
HospitalizedKnee(s) and leg(s)Stairs, steps, unspecified
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