Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Memorial Hermann Health System, 1333 Moursund St., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77030
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee walking in the work area slipped on a puddle of water and fell sustaining head and arm injuries.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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