Fall on same level unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Core-Mark International, Inc., 100 West End Road, HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA 18706
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck.
Final narrative
An employee was walking to their truck after working as a dispatcher. The employee fell in the parking lot and sustained an injury to the neck that required surgery and hospitalization.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck Other constructed surface
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