Fall on same level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Per Mar Security & Research Corp, 333 E. Evertt St, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53203
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
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