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Skull fracture and intracranial injury

1 hospitalization · 20181010837 · 10/20/2018 · Sonoma Underground Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source
Sewers, manholes, storm drains
Secondary source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
Sonoma Underground Services, Inc.
Location
O'Hare International Airport, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rolling caution tape while walking backwards near a concrete manhole opening when he tripped and fell backwards into the open manhole, hitting his head on the concrete manhole rim. He suffered a skull fracture and bleeding in the brain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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