KENT, CONNECTICUT—
High Watch Recovery Center
Fall on same level due to slipping · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at High Watch Recovery Center, 62 Carter Road, KENT, CONNECTICUT 06757 on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
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Final narrative
An employee was walking out of the breakroom when they stumbled and fell into the door jamb resulting in a concussion.
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