Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bomgaars Supply, Inc., 733 Rose Avenue, BURLINGTON, COLORADO 80807
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
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