Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury · Skull fracture and intracranial injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, 2401 Ontario St, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44115
on — Skull fracture and intracranial injury, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
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