Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Almac Group, 25 Fretz Rd., SOUDERTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18964
on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
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Final narrative
An employee was walking across a production floor when she tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a dislocated shoulder, a knee injury, and a laceration to the face.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Floor, n.e.c.
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