Struck by running powered equipment unspecified · Multiple surface and flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Malco Products, Inc., 12155 Fisher Ave. NE, ALLIANCE, OHIO 44601
on — Multiple surface and flesh wounds, affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
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