BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS·
Boston University
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Boston University, 771 Commonwealth Avenue, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02115 on , Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee tripped over her shoe lace and fell while walking away from her desk, breaking her leg.
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