Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Allied Universal Security Services, 3899 Hancock Expressway, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80911
on — Fractures, affecting the skull.
Final narrative
An employee was walking when they tripped over a rug and struck their head on a wall. The employee suffered a skull fracture and laceration.
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