Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Supercenter, 643 North Harvey Mitchell Parkway, BRYAN, TEXAS 77807
on — Fractures , affecting the Wrist(s).
Final narrative
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