Fall on same level due to slipping · Skull fracture and intracranial injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Envoy Air, Inc., O'Hare International Airport, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60666
on — Skull fracture and intracranial injury, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized after slipping and falling on ice on November 22, 2015. The employee suffered a skull fracture and internal bleeding.
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