Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The New York Public Library, 200 Clarke Avenue, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10306
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
On 10/29, an employee was stocking books on shelves when she slipped and fell to the floor, fracturing her elbows and nose. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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