Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at US Dept of Justice, 501 Gary Hill Road, EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA 29824
on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
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