Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PNC Bank, 300 5th Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15222
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple pelvic region locations.
Final narrative
An employee slipped on a grate while walking in a building and fell to the floor. Their hip and pelvis were injured requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedMultiple pelvic region locationsGrates and drains in floor surface
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