Other fall to lower level unspecified · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, 150 55th Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11220
on — Bruises, contusions , affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Stairs, steps
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