Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Department of Agriculture, 78A North Boundary road, JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was slipped and fell in a parking lot, breaking her right hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Parking lot, unspecified
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