Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER, 21644 STATE ROAD 7, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33428
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was getting up from a chair. The employee's foot got stuck and they fell to the floor, suffering elbow and hip fractures.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, unspecified
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