Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02903
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
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