Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HERR FOODS, INC., 25 Airport Rd, NOTTINGHAM, PENNSYLVANIA 19362
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a steer and fell to the ground, fracturing his right arm.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedCattle and other bovines
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