Kicked by animal · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JCE Racing Inc., 2150 Hempstead Turnpike, ELMONT, NEW YORK 11003
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
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