Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Contract Freighters Inc, 1900 S State Route 127, GREENVILLE, ILLINOIS 62246
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was exiting a truck when the employee's foot slipped off the truck step. The employee fell and struck the ground, suffering fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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