Fall on same level due to slipping · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lineage Logistics, 8001 E 88th Ave., HENDERSON, COLORADO 80640
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee slipped outside while walking to his car and hit his head, suffering a contusion.
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