Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hinsdale Nurseries, 184 Briarwood Loop , OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS 60523
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the head, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was in a truck loading a wheelbarrow when the employee slipped and fell off the truck to the ground, suffering a head contusion.
HospitalizedHead, unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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