Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FARO Cargo Handling Solutions, LLC , O'Hare International Airport, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60666
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
While walking around to the other side of a pallet on a movable platform, an employee tripped over the pallet's corner and fell, suffering a broken right leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedFloor, n.e.c.
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