Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, 2598 Worldgate Place, ROMULUS, MICHIGAN 48174
on — Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c., affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was sitting at an egress booth and fell off a chair striking his head. The employee lacerated his head requiring four staples and suffered a mild concussion and minor bleeding on the brain.
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