Slip on substance without fall · Multiple sprains, strains, tears
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at O'Reilly Auto Parts, 812 South 1st Street, MADILL, OKLAHOMA 73446
on — Multiple sprains, strains, tears, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking into the store when they slipped on an icy sidewalk, resulting in a sprain/tear in the left knee.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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