Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Baylor Scott & White Health, 2401 South 31st Street, TEMPLE, TEXAS 76508
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee walking across the parking into the hospital slipped and fell on ice, injuring her back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedParking lot, unspecified
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