Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sysco Corporation, 528 Bay Area Blvd., WEBSTER, TEXAS 77598
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
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