Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pepsi Beverages Company, 1400 Pontiac Ave, CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND 02920
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee fell in a parking lot after stepping on a small animal. He sustained a back injury and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedParking lot, unspecified
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