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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019010711 · 1/21/2019 · United Airlines Inc. dba United Airlines

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to slipping
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Chemical products, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
United Airlines Inc. dba United Airlines
Location
O'Hare International Airport, Building 710, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
NAICS
488119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking through a bay in an airport building. An airplane in the bay had just been coated with de-icing fluid, which was dripping onto the floor. The employee slipped on the accumulated fluid and fell, suffering a broken right arm and a broken right femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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