Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pottery Barn, 3945 Easton Square Place, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43219
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
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