TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
IC Bus - Tulsa Bus Plant
Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at IC Bus - Tulsa Bus Plant, 2322 N Mingo Road, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74116 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was welding when his welding wire failed to fire and shot through his glove and into the joint between his hand and index finger. He sustained a cut on his left hand.
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