Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing, 13523 FM 2015, TYLER, TEXAS 75708
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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