Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions · Cartilage fractures and tears, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bancroft, 425 Kings Highway East, HADDONFIELD, NEW JERSEY 08033
on — Cartilage fractures and tears, unspecified, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was playing basketball with clients as part of a health and wellness activity when he ruptured his left knee.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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