Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Upstate Cerebral Palsy, 90 Geiger Road, ROME, NEW YORK 13440
on — Fractures, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was choked by a resident, fracturing her trachea and requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther client or customer
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