Fall on same level due to slipping · Numbness-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PeopleReady, Inc., Truck Lite, COUDERSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 16915
on — Numbness-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
A temporary employee slipped and fell on a wet concrete floor in a warehouse. He struck his head and back on the floor and sustained head, back, and leg numbness.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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