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 Compass Group, 5500 Forest hills Rd, LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS 61111
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was taking two bags of trash out to the dumpster when she tripped and fell, striking her shoulder on a railing. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to the shoulder.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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