Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KMART CORPORATION, 555 SOUTH AVE., TALLMADGE, OHIO 44278
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the shoulder(s) and arm(s).
Final narrative
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