Fall on same level due to slipping · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New Albertson's, Inc. dba Jewel Osco, 481 Busse Hwy, PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS 60068
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
On February 11, 2022, an employee was cleaning the floor in the meat cutting room, slipped on the wet floor and hit his head on the ground. The employee sustained bleeding in the brain.
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