Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mack Trucks, Inc., 7000 Alburtis Rd, MACUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA 18062
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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