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 ALBERTSON'S (JEWEL FOOD STORES), 1955 W NORTH AVE, MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS 60160
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was filling a store order. While lifting a 40-pound bag of onions from a pallet, he tripped over shrink wrap that was attached to the pallet. The employee fell to the floor sustaining a swollen disk and lower back pain requiring hospitalization.
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