Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northrop Grumann Systems Corporation, 1430 Wall Triana Highway, MADISON, ALABAMA 35756
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
Employees were moving a piece of floor tile during a two-man lift when one of the employees slipped on a wet grassy area and fell on his back, suffering a back injury.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedGround, n.e.c.
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