Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BURLINGTON STORES, INC., 444 Rte 211 E., MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK 10940
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
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