Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CSL Plasma, 80 E 30th St., RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA 33404
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee slipped on a wet floor and fell. He was hospitalized with a back injury.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedFloor, n.e.c.
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