Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kohl's, 4100 West Ridge Road, GREECE, NEW YORK 14626
on — Fractures , affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was walking across the carpeted floor when she tripped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured shoulder.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Other constructed surface
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