Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Wiewel Law Firm, 1601 Rio Grande, Suite 550 , AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking down the stairwell when she slipped and fell resulting in hospitalization for injuries to the head and feet.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Stairs, steps-indoors
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