Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Sprains and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., 1 Lock Lamond Road, INVERNESS, ILLINOIS 60067
on — Sprains and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee retrieved information from a visitor's vehicle. As they were walking back to the door of the guard house, they tripped on a nearby curb and fell. The employee sustained sprains, bruising, swelling, and abrasions to the face, back, ribs, stomach, hips, legs, knees, and feet.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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