WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA·2025-05-13

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Concussions

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20535 on 2025-05-13, Concussions, affecting the brain.

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Final narrative

While stepping backward from a filing cabinet, an employee tripped on computers stacked in a walkway. The employee fell about 5 to 6 feet back, their head and neck striking a desk and chair. The employee suffered pain and swelling in the neck, a hematoma on the head, and a concussion.

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