Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at POWER COMPONENT SYSTEMS, INC., 2700 Martin Luther King jr. Ave, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20593
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
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