Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sanford Health, 4535 Northern Sky Dr, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 58503
on — Fractures , affecting the Back thoracic region.
Final narrative
An employee went to sit on a chair when it rolled out from under her, causing her to fall to the floor and strike her head. The employee was hospitalized with a closed fracture to a thoracic vertebra.
Hospitalized Back thoracic region Other constructed surface
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