Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at First Student, Inc., 125 Foothill Road, BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY 08807
on — Fractures , affecting the Elbow(s).
Final narrative
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