Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, 2101 Epcot Resort Blvd, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee bumped into a box and a milk crate on top of it fell and hit her knee.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Boxes, crates, cartons
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