Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Koch Fertilizer Enid, LLC, 1619 S. 78th Street, ENID, OKLAHOMA 73701
on — Fractures, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
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