Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lake Eustis Health and Rehabilitation Center, 411 W Woodward Ave, EUSTIS, FLORIDA 32726
on — Fractures, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking in the hallway, tripped over a scale, and fell fracturing the upper left arm.
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