Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America , 5560 Ridge Rd, ROCKPORT, ARKANSAS 72104
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
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