Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode · Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RESCO PRODUCTS, INC., 6878 OSNABURG STREET SOUTHEAST, EAST CANTON, OHIO 44730
on — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was stepping off of a scale (approximately 6.5 inches) and his knee buckled. The employee was hospitalized for swelling.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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