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 McDonald's, 102 Roberts Road, GRINDSTONE, PENNSYLVANIA 15442
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was getting stock out of a cooler. The employee fell over the filler box for a fryer that was being taken back to the sink to be cleaned, landing on the floor and suffering a back injury.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedFloor, n.e.c.
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