Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nordstrom Rack, 8031 McKnight Road, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15237
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
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