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2025-08-08 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Final narrative
On August 8, 2025, an employee developed muscle cramps and dizziness. Later, while working on a plant floor, he developed full-body cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from head exhaustion.
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