Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NuCO2, Messina Italian Restuarant, STEWARTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17363
on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was delivering pressure cylinders when a cylinder slipped and fractured his right lower arm.
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