Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cibola National Forest, 2113 Osuna Road Northeast, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87113
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
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