Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Opportunity Works Connecticut, 45 West Main Street, VERNON, CONNECTICUT 06066
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
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