Running, without other incident-single episode · Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northfield Block Company, 1 Hunt Ct., MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS 60060
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
On May 14, 2022, an employee was strapping their truck and a beam started to fall down. The employee turned and started to run away and injured his quadriceps. He was hospitalized with a muscular injury to the left leg.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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