SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY—
Empire Office, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Final narrative
An employee stepped off a cherry picker onto the wire decking of a rack, fell through, and landed on metal and wood furniture below. The employee sustained head, neck, chest, and shoulder injuries and was hospitalized.
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