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 Skywest Airlines, Inc., O'Hare International Airport, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60666
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was climbing air-stair door steps when he fell approximately 5 feet to the ground below, striking his head and shoulder.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Airplane-powered fixed wing, unspecified
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