Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Natural Foods, 301 South martin Luther King Blvd., INDIANOLA, MISSISSIPPI 38751
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
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