Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hy-Vee, 2100 Broadway Avenue, YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57078
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell from a ladder to the floor below while restocking shelves, injuring the left wrist.
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