Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Universal Protection Services, Arizona Chemical-Panama, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was moving his chair and tripped over the rug and fell. He was hospitalized for a head injury and a laceration to the right ear.
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