Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WEB GRAPHICS, 428 CORINTH ROAD, QUEENSBURY, NEW YORK 12804
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee experienced shortness of breath and shoulder pain at work and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Nonclassifiable
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