Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Carmax, Inc., 250 E. Golf Road, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS 60173
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
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