Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Youngstown Real Estate Ventures, 655 N. Canfield Niles Road, AUSTINTOWN, OHIO 44515
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
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