Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Domtar Addison Converting, Inc., 350 S. Rohlwing Road, ADDISON, ILLINOIS 60101
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using crossover stairs to bring tools to another employee when his foot slipped off the second to last tread and he fell. His back hit the stairs, suffering blunt trauma and contusions. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedStairs, steps-indoors
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