Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Xerox, 800 Phillips Road, WEBSTER, NEW YORK 14580
on — Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels , affecting the Heart .
Final narrative
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