Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation, 22 Mine Road, LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA 25601
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple face locations.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting through a section of piping when it broke loose and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered fractures in the jaw and mouth, a broken nose, and chipped teeth and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple face locationsPipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
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