Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Textron Aviation, 5800 E. Pawnee, WICHITA, KANSAS 67218
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
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