Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lifecare Hospitals of Plano, 6800 Preston Road, PLANO, TEXAS 75024
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee tripped and fell while walking up a flight of stairs, fracturing her arm while trying to brace her fall.
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