TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
Robinson Glass, Inc.
Trip over an object without fall · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Robinson Glass, Inc., Oral Roberts University Mabee Center, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74171 on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
Employees were at a site to remove old glass from a building and install new glass when it began to rain. An employee was stowing a lift when he stumbled over a curb/curb bumper and dislocated his knee.
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