Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Oilwell Varco, L.P., 3675 Eighth Street East, DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA 58601
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was walking to his truck when he slipped in the mud and hit his head and back, suffering a concussion and spinal fracture.
HospitalizedHead and trunkGround, n.e.c.
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