Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bomgaars Supply, Inc., 1160 West Amity Street, LOUISBURG, KANSAS 66053
on — Fractures , affecting the Rib(s), oblique area.
Final narrative
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