Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Express, LLC., 103 South St., HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS 01040
on — Fractures , affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee finished her afternoon shift and was walking to her car on the gravel/dirt/grass walking surface. As she approached the exit gate, she tripped/stumbled and fell onto a nearby fence and the ground. The employee sustained fractures to collarbones or rotator cuffs on each side of her shoulder(s).
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