Fall on same level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Clear Choice Glass and Specialties Inc., 730 Duncan Ave, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34744
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking when they fell and struck the front of their head.
HospitalizedHead, unspecifiedFloor, unspecified
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