Nonroadway noncollision Struck by shifting, dislodged load in transport · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP., 509 W. HENSLEY, BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA 74003
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a forklift to load a trailer with a tubular motor. The motor rolled between the forks and fell onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained multiple fractures to the lower leg.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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