Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., 1808 NW 17th Street, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33125
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a mop to clean the floor of a store when she slipped and fell. The employee sustained a left knee, left shoulder, and neck injury.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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