AURORA, COLORADO—
Homegoods
Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Homegoods, 15600 E. Briarwood Cir, AURORA, COLORADO 80016 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking in an aisleway, slipped on oil on the floor, and fell. The employee sustained a skull fracture and a right elbow fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
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