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 Wegmans Food Markets Inc., 3900 Tilghman St., ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18104
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
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