Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Goodman Group, LLC, 4000 South Westport Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57106
on — Fractures , affecting the Forearm(s).
Final narrative
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