Sudden start or stop, roadway · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at OSF Healthcare System, 100 NE Randolf, PEORIA, ILLINOIS 61637
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
On or about September 14, 2016, an employee was a passenger in the company shuttle bus, commuting from the employee parking lot to the building. The company shuttle bus quickly braked to avoid another vehicle and the employee slid forward, striking her left abdomen on the seat in front of her.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersBus
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