Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Willow Creek Companies, LLC, 419 S. Oaks St., PECOS, TEXAS 79772
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a cribbing skid to separate two jacks when the cribbing skid slipped out and struck his chest.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersParts and materials, n.e.c.
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