Other jump to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NUCO2, 6701 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA 70518
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
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Final narrative
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