Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fidelitone, 1511 E 53rd St, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60640
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee pushing a copier machine slipped and fell. The employee sustained a spine injury.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedFloor, n.e.c.
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