Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Levy Premiere Food Services, 2350 Beach Blvd, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI 39531
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the trunk, unspecified.
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Final narrative
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