Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare, 155 E. Brush Hill Rd., ELMHURST, ILLINOIS 60126
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
A security employee was running after a patient through a parking lot when they fell to the pavement, resulting in a fractured left elbow.
HospitalizedElbow(s)Parking lot, unspecified
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