PECK, KANSAS—
Gressel Oil Field Service LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Gressel Oil Field Service LLC, 9801 S. Meridian, PECK, KANSAS 67120 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the head, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee had been repairing the winch truck. A pipe on the winch truck fell and hit the employee's head causing an injury that required 15 staples.
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