Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at O'Reilly Auto Parts Distribution Center, 543 Frontenac Court, NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was conducting inventory counts utilizing a step stool. When the employee took a step to descend from the stool, he fell to the grated floor, injuring his teeth, upper lip, and arm.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Step ladders
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