Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Norman W. Fries, Inc. , 8816 US Hwy 301 N, CLAXTON, GEORGIA 30417
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
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