Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Carrizo Oil and Gass, FOWLERTON, TEXAS 78021
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking to the rear of a truck when a piece of equipment slid and struck the employee, breaking the right leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedNonclassifiable
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