Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kohl's Corporation, 935-938 Riverdale Street, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01089
on — Fractures, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
While unwrapping a product that was on a pallet, an employee tripped on a strap laying on the floor and broke the upper right arm.
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