Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lowes Home Center LLC, 3313 N. Fourth Street, LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75605
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
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