Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Abrasions, scratches
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at General Electric, 1000 Western Avenue, LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS 01905
on — Abrasions, scratches, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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