Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The National Theatre Group, LLC, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20004
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
A worker sweeping with a broom on a loading dock fell 4.5 ft. off the loading dock and hit his head on the concrete driveway below.
HospitalizedBrainRamps, loading docks, dock plates
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