Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Penitentiary, Lee, Lee County Industrial Park Hickory Flats Road, PENNINGTON GAP, VIRGINIA 24277
on — Fractures , affecting the Forearm(s).
Final narrative
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