Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EnerMech Mechanical Services, Lime Tree Bay Refinery Terminal, CHRISTIANSTED, VIRGIN ISLANDS 00820
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
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