Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NBC UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, 31 East 2nd Street, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped and fell into an industrial fan, then onto the floor. Her kneecap was injured.
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