Struck by discharged object or substance · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bentley Grove Service, Inc., 7696 Crewsville Rd., ZOLFO SPRINGS, FLORIDA 33890
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
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