Slip on vehicle without fall-nontransport · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Red River Army Depot, Building 406, TEXARKANA, TEXAS 75507
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
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