Fall on same level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home, 42-41 201st Street, BAYSIDE, NEW YORK 11361
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
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