Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Roper Corporation, 1507 Broomtown Road, LA FAYETTE, GEORGIA 30728
on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was clearing metal debris from a press. The ram came down onto her forearm and broke it in two places.
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