Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, 18511 Highlander Medics St., EL PASO, TEXAS 79918
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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