Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GOJO INDUSTRIES INC., 3901 Lippmann Parkway, AKRON, OHIO 44312
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was passing through the atrium area of the facility to another area where she tripped over a floor mat and fell to the floor. She experienced a concussion, wrist fracture, and vertebral compression.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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