Hitting, kicking, beating by other person unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Block By Block, The corner of Euclid & Broadway, BOULDER, COLORADO 80302
on — Fractures , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee assisting with cleaning up broken glass when they were assaulted by an individual and sustained a fractured right arm.
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