Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at See's Candies, Inc., NW Arkansas Mall, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72703
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
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Final narrative
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