Fall on same level due to slipping · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at QualSafe Solutions, 2200 Clark Avenue, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63103
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was walking through a turnstile gate when they slipped on the icy walkway and fell, hitting their head and back and resulting in a head injury.
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An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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