TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
Berry Global, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Berry Global, Inc., 6940 W. 76th Street South, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74131 on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s) and wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was trying to pull trim on rollers. His left wrist and fingers were pinched by the edge rollers, causing fractures to the wrist, the little finger, and the ring finger.
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