Fall on same level due to slipping · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Oswego Animal Hospital, 1280 Rte 34, OSWEGO, ILLINOIS 60543
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was mopping the floor. She slipped on water spilled from the mop bucket, and fell on her back, hitting the back of her head on a bench and the floor. She momentarily lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
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