Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING, INC., 125 E. 31st Street, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64108
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
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