Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Clare Rose, Inc., 255 Pinelawn Road, MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was getting out of a truck when he slipped and fell to the concrete floor, fracturing his left shoulder and the left side of his hip.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Delivery truck or van
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