Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at First Eagle Investment Managment, 227 W. Monroe St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
on — Dislocations, affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was walking in a room while there was a leak being repaired. The employee slipped and fell, dislocating their right shoulder.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Other constructed surface
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