Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Stein Mart Inc., 3391 State Route 27, FRANKLIN PARK, NEW JERSEY 08823
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was leaving the store for the evening and slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk sustaining multiple fractures. The employee fractured her left cheek, left wrist and pelvis.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
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