Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Supercenter, 326 W MAIN ST, FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY 07728
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Rib(s), oblique area.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the restroom when she slipped and fell to the ground, injuring her ribs on the right side. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Rib(s), oblique area Other constructed surface
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