Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at First Student, Inc., 295 Duffy Ave., HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK 11801
on — Fractures , affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was walking in the office when they tripped and fell. The employee sustained a fractured shoulder.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Other constructed surface
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