Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GGI Glass Distributors Corp, 101 Venture Way, SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY 07094
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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