Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WENNER BREAD PRODUCTS, Inc., 571 Jersey Ave., NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08901
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee tripped and fell while climbing over a conveyor, striking the wall and suffering a shoulder injury.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Floor, n.e.c.
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