Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., 17900 Beeline Highway, JUPITER, FLORIDA 33478
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee slipped on the wet floor in the kitchen and injured the right elbow.
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