Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keystone Human Services, 8182 Adams Drive, HUMMELSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17036
on — Fractures, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee had been packing up some belongings. The employee started picking up papers from the floor while sitting in an office chair. The employee lost their balance and fell to the floor. After being helped back up, the employee proceeded to their car, but fell in the parking lot. The employee sustained a hematoma on the back of the head and may have a broken bone in their neck.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersChairs
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