Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nutrien Ag Solutions, 806 West Broadway, VERMILLION, SOUTH DAKOTA 57069
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
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