Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AAA, 150 Capitial Drive, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01089
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee slipped on black ice near a stairwell. She fell, her right side striking the parking lot pavement, and suffered possible fractures to the wrist and hip.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Parking lot-paved
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