Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JO-ANN STORES, INC., 10545 S. Mall Dr, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was involved in an altercation with another employee and fell suffering a hip injury.
HospitalizedHip(s)Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
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