Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sterling Jewelers Inc, 30 Foundation Place, BARBERTON, OHIO 44203
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
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