Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AT&T, 1913 16th Street N, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 77590
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
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