Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kraft Heinz Foods Company, 1301 Oberlin Ave SW, MASSILLON, OHIO 44647
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
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