Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Integrity Staffing Solutions Inc., Edward Don & Company, THE COLONY, TEXAS 75056
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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