Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at R & L Carriers, 540 Sullivan Avenue, SOUTH WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT 06074
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was changing a differential in a tractor when it fell and crushed his hand. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedVehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
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