Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northeast Texas Farmers Co-op, 428 Jackson Street North, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS 75482
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was preparing to service a truck when a rear suspension airbag exploded. A piece of the airbag struck an employee, causing a chest wall fracture.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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