Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JELD-WEN, Incorporated, 825 Shiner Road, TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA 18848
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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