Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, 330 BROOKLINE AVENUE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02215
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee slipped on leaves in the parking lot and fell, fracturing an ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Parking lot-paved
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