Fall on same level n.e.c. · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lowe's Home Improvement, LLC, 1200 North Westover Boulevard, ALBANY, GEORGIA 31707
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was retrieving an umbrella from a storage container. He lost his footing and fell backward, causing umbrellas that he was holding to fall on top of him. He then struck his head on the floor of the storage container. The employee was hospitalized for a potential subdural hematoma.
Hospitalized Brain Other constructed surface
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