Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Command Center, 66 N. Mingo Road, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74116
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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