Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Panacea Products Corporation, 90 McMillen Road, ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS 60002
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a 41-inch-high railing, shifting scrap metal inside an 8-foot container. He fell from the railing to the concrete below, breaking his pelvis, clavicle, and four ribs and suffering a contusion on the back of the head.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Nonclassifiable
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