Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mount Carmel Health System, 6150 East Broad Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43213
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking into work from the parking lot when she slipped and fell on icy pavement and fractured her left ankle, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Parking lot-paved
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