Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keystone Synergy, LLC, 1870 FM 407 Bldg. 4, RHOME, TEXAS 76078
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee carrying a large filter and assembly from a warehouse area into a pump shop tripped and fell forward, cutting his right middle finger on the filter edge.
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