Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Performance Foodservice Temple, 1200 South Hall Street, ENNIS, TEXAS 75119
on — Amputations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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