Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Edgewater Care Center, 1213 Water Street, KERRVILLE, TEXAS 78028
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
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