Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cort Furniture Rental Corporation, 670 Canton Street, NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS 02062
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
The injured employee was having a disciplinary conversation with a co-worker. The injured employee was attacked/punched by the co-worker and sustained fractured ribs, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCo-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
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