Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TOPS MARKETS, 390 WEST MAIN STREET, BATAVIA, NEW YORK 14020
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking form the fuel kiosk to the store when she tripped and fell over a curb, dislocating her right elbow and breaking her left kneecap.
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