Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Grand Hyatt New York, 109 West 42nd Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the shoulder(s) and back.
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Final narrative
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