Fall on same level n.e.c. · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Club Demonstration Services, Inc., 3000 Middle Country Road, NESCONSET, NEW YORK 11767
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Head unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking into work and pushing a shopping cart when it stopped moving and they fell to the ground. She struck the right side of her head on the ground, resulting in a head injury and hospitalization.
Hospitalized Head unspecified Other constructed surface
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