Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CRI FEEDERS OF GUYMON, INC., INTERSECTION 25 MI NW ROAD E, GUYMON, OKLAHOMA 73942
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
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