WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS—
Biomedical Research Models, Inc.
Struck by object tipping over · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Biomedical Research Models, Inc., 57 Union Street, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01608 on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
On April 3, 2025, an employee was pushing a heavy cart when the cart passed over a hole in the concrete floor and tipped over. The employee sustained hip fractures from the cart.
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