Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cleveland Clinic, 9500 EUCLID AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44103
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the neck and back.
Final narrative
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