DOVER, DELAWARE—
Edgewell Personal Care, LLC
Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Fractures
Final narrative
On 01/19/2017, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was walking into the work site when she tripped and fell over the curb and into the doorframe. She caught the edge of the hinged door and then fell to the concrete floor, hitting her forehead and scalp, breaking her nose, and contusing her neck.
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