Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wilber Funeral Services, Inc., 2257 SW 66 Ter, DAVIE, FLORIDA 33317
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
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Final narrative
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