Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Durham School Services, 211 S. IL Route 83, GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS 60030
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was conducting a post-trip bus inspection when their pant leg was caught on the crossing arm of the school bus. The employee fell to the ground and sustained a right hip injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
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An employee was walking through the yard to clock in for the day when he tripped over the base of a stanchion marking a walkway. The employee fell to the ground and sustained a broken hip.
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