Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Arc of Southington, 201 Woodruff Street, SOUTHINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06489
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was taking out of the trash at 11:30 p.m. when they slipped on ice on a sidewalk and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a neck injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersSidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
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