Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Liberty ARC, 43 Liberty Dr., AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK 12010
on — Fractures , affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
On June 29, 2024, at approximately 11:00 PM, an employee was going downstairs when she fell down the stairs to the basement floor. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures and lacerations to her face, and fractures to her spine and collarbone.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Stairs, steps
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