Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, 1000 36th Street, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32960
on — Fractures and soft tissue injuries, affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee tripped while walking in a corridor. She fell to the floor, dislocating and fracturing her left shoulder.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Other constructed surface
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