Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ALG Vacations, 8969 N. Port Washington Road, BAYSIDE, WISCONSIN 53217
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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