Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jones Lang Lasalle Americas, Inc., 1 Energy Dr. , LAKE BLUFF, ILLINOIS 60044
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting the parking lot conditions and internal roadways of the facility when he stepped on ice and fell, breaking the right side of his hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Parking lot, unspecified
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