Other fall to lower level unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DICK'S Sporting Goods, 1816 Randall Road, ALGONQUIN, ILLINOIS 60102
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a ladder to retrieve a set of golf clubs from a shelf. While descending the ladder, the golf clubs slipped and struck him in the head, causing him to fall to the floor. The employee sustained a right hip and femur injury.
Hospitalized Hip(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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