Fall on same level unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation, Saint Maria and Isadora Parish rectory, SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT 06073
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was pushing a cart in the parking lot of the rectory when she fell and suffered hip and head injuries that required hospitalization.
Hospitalized Head and extremities Other constructed surface
More severe injuries at The Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation
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