Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sanford Medical Center Fargo, 1720 University Drive South, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58103
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning when they tripped and fell onto the floor, resulting in a left knee injury.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Floor, unspecified
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