Other fall to lower level unspecified · Disc disorders, herniated disc
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Performance Food Group Inc,, 2800 Imeson Road, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32220
on — Disc disorders, herniated disc, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was inside a trailer securing food products. The employee went to secure the rear roll-up door by grabbing the rope and started to pull the door down when completed. The rope was wet causing his hands to slip and he lost his balance, falling to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a bulging spinal disc, requiring surgery.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Trucks unspecified
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