Fall while sitting · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kellogg Sales Company, 1 Trade Street , CINCINNATI, OHIO 45227
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee fell while sitting on a stool, struck her head on the ground, and was hospitalized.
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