Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., 4220 N. Harlem, NORRIDGE, ILLINOIS 60706
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the upper extremities, unspecified.
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Final narrative
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