Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kohl's Department Store, 2015 North I-35 East, DESOTO, TEXAS 75115
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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