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 Stake Center Locating, LLC, 1006 B Street, BAY MINETTE, ALABAMA 36507
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck.
Final narrative
An employee was walking on gravel next to railroad tracks to locate underground utility lines when he slipped on loose rocks and rolled down the incline/slope. The employee was hospitalized with a possible neck injury.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck Slopes, embankments
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