Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Riggs Tree Service Inc., 36.190377, -96.914198, GLENCOE, OKLAHOMA 74032
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the face, unspecified.
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Final narrative
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