Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital, 5000 S. 5th Avenue, HINES, ILLINOIS 60141
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was leaving the hospital building when she lost footing on the icy sidewalk and fell, striking the back of her head and her tailbone on the concrete.
Hospitalized Head and trunk Other constructed surface
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