Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MACY'S, 1300 CUMBERLAND MALL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30339
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was going up an escalator from the second floor to the third floor when she lost her balance and fell backwards to the second floor level. She was hospitalized with a fractured spine and arm scrapes.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedEscalators
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