Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CSL Plasma, 1594 State Street, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK 12304
on — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the Multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was walking when they slipped on ice and fell to the ground in a parking lot. The employee sustained a fractured rib and a lung contusion.
Hospitalized Multiple trunk locations Other constructed surface
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