GROVE CITY, OHIO—
Halcore Group Inc.
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
Final narrative
An employee was moving grating onto a hole in a mezzanine floor when he fell feet-first through the hole to the concrete floor 10 feet below, resulting in three fractured vertebrae, a broken rib, and a concussion.
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