Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, 39 Norwich-Westerly Road, MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT 06338
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
On August 21, 2019, an employee was on break in the cafeteria and walking to a table when the employee slipped and fell to the same level. The employee suffered a broken hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedHip(s)Floor, n.e.c.
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