Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Coastal Bend Food Bank, 5442 Bear Lane, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78405
on — Fractures , affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
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