Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc., 401 Laraway Road, JOLIET, ILLINOIS 60433
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
While walking to the HR desk, an employee tripped over the lower part of a vertical stanchion at the same level and fell to the ground. The employee suffered head and back injuries, as well as a fractured femur that required surgery and hospitalization.
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