Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ricoh USA, St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, CORNWALL, NEW YORK 12518
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
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Final narrative
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