Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ORLANDO BAKING COMPANY, 2487 East State St, SALEM, OHIO 44460
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was delivering goods to a client, unloading a truck through the side door. The employee slipped and fell from the truck, striking their ankle on the ground and head against another parked vehicle.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Delivery truck or van
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