Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 300 East Street SW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20546
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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