Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DaVita Swope Dialysis, 4407 East 50th Terrace, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64130
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
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