Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at INGRAM FUNERAL HOME, 210 INGRAM AVE, CUMMING, GEORGIA 30040
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking down the stairs with a laptop when they missed a step and sustained a right leg injury that required hospitalization.
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