Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Emory, 801 Emory Street, OXFORD, GEORGIA 30054
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking down the stairs to a basement to make a repair when he slipped on the last few stairs, fell to the floor, and fractured his kneecap.
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