Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vericel Corporation, 25 Blue Sky Drive, BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 01803
on — Fractures , affecting the Wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell over wooden boards and broke their wrist while touring a new facility for the company. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Wrist(s) Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
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