Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois, 2701 Spruce Street, QUINCY, ILLINOIS 62301
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the scalp.
Final narrative
An employee had been placing a die in a press. The employee lost balance on a platform and fell 17.5 inches to the concrete surface below. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration on the back of the head.
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