Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Praxair Distribution Inc., 8376 Reading Road, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45237
on — Fractures, affecting the lower extremities, unspecified.
Final narrative
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