Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Higbee Louisiana, LLC, 3901 Irving Mall, Suite 1, IRVING, TEXAS 75062
on — Fractures , affecting the Pelvis.
Final narrative
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