Slip on substance without fall · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John T. Jones Construction Company, 811 West Broadway Avenue, DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA 58601
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee slipped on wet ground while checking a dewatering pump. He hurt his back and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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