Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., 120 Long Ridge Road, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06902
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was sitting on the floor and organizing items under a desk. When he tried to lift himself up onto a rolling chair, the chair rolled out from under him. He then fell, hit his head on the wall, and rolled onto his right shoulder.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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