Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shady Maple Smorgasbord, 129 Toddy Dr., EAST EARL, PENNSYLVANIA 17519
on — Fractures , affecting the Back thoracic region.
Final narrative
An employee was washing pots at the dish sink. They stepped back from the sink, tripped on a raised floor drain grate, and fell backward to the floor. The employee sustained a laceration to the ear that required surgery and a back injury with T9 - T10 spinal fractures.
Hospitalized Back thoracic region Other constructed surface
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