Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Big Y Foods, Inc., 1180 Thorndike Street, PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS 01069
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s) and wrist(s).
Final narrative
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