Fall on same level due to slipping · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at COSENTINO GROUP INC, 8700 E 63rd St, RAYTOWN, MISSOURI 64133
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking on a sidewalk and slipped on ice and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a head contusion.
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