Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 446 Mt. Support Rd., LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03756
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell to the floor and suffered a fractured hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Other constructed surface
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