Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified · Infectious and parasitic diseases, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Help at Home, LLC, 327 Decatur Highway, GARDENDALE, ALABAMA 35071
on — Infectious and parasitic diseases, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee contracted an infectious parasite while servicing a client.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSInfectious and parasitic agents, unspecified
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