Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walgreens CO, 11449 W. Palmetto Park Rd, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33428
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking down an aisle when she tripped and fell face-forward to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to her knee and nose.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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