Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, 1000 Health Center Drive, MATTOON, ILLINOIS 61938
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was pushing a food cart down the hallway when they contacted a wheel on the cart, causing them to fall to the floor. The employee sustained a pelvis fracture that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedPelvisFloor, n.e.c.
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On March 18., 2025, an employee was unloading the contents of a van onto a cart when the wind caught the cart and it rolled away. The employee chased the cart and tripped and fell, striking his head on the concrete. The employee sustained a fractured jaw, a punctured ear canal, and chipped teeth.
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