Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wayne Farms, LLC., 2299 East 8th Street, DANVILLE, ARKANSAS 72833
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
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