Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Terrebonne Folklife Culture Center, 317 Goode Street, HOUMA, LOUISIANA 70363
on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
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