Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MMC CONTRACTORS NATIONAL INC., Unilever Food Production, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI 64055
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
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