Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Abaco Systems, 8800 Redstone Gateway Southwest, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35808
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Head unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking from his car to the building entrance when he slipped on the ice and fell backward, hitting his head on the ground. The employee sustained a head laceration.
Hospitalized Head unspecified Other constructed surface
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