NORTHLAKE, TEXAS—
Challenge Manufacturing Plant 10
Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Challenge Manufacturing Plant 10, 15469 Northlink Drive, NORTHLAKE, TEXAS 76247 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was carrying an armful of vehicle chassis parts. The parts shifted and one of them deeply lacerated the employee's left forearm.
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