Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Golub Corporation, 115 Temple Hill Road, NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK 12553
on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was going to a store to get balloons for an in-store event when she tripped on the sidewalk and fell, hitting her shoulder on a brick pillar and sustaining shoulder fractures.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
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