Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Industrial Steam Boiler Corp, 360 Longwood Avenue, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02215
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing a ladder when he slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a wrist injury.
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