Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Casey's General Store, 334 N. Main Street, OTTAWA, KANSAS 66067
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
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