Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, 4939 CHILDREN'S PLACE, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63110
on — Fractures, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee went to sit on a stool when the stool rolled out from under her, causing her to fall to the floor and resulting in a broken neck vertebra.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersFloor, n.e.c.
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