Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Crossmark, Inc., 1527 Manhattan Blvd, HARVEY, LOUISIANA 70058
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
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