Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Regency IHS of Fairwinds Halletsville, LLC, 825 W. Fairwinds Street, HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS 77964
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
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