Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Maloney Properties Inc., 27 Mica Lane, WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS 02481
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell to the ground in a parking lot and broke an elbow.
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