Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UNILOCK CHICAGO, INC., 301 E. SULLIVAN RD., AURORA, ILLINOIS 60505
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the groin.
Final narrative
On 9/11/2017, at 5:20 p.m., an employee was cleaning out a mixer when he fell through a grate on the floor and struck the grate plate, injuring his groin area.
HospitalizedGroinGrates and drains in floor surface
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