Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Geneva National Golf Club, 1221 Geneva National Avenue South, LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN 53147
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was unloading snow blowers off a trailer when he tripped and fell backwards onto the concrete sidewalk hitting his head, left shoulder and back.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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