Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wegman's Food Markets, 520 KEYSTONE BLVD./HIGHRIDGE PARK, POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17901
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
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