Struck against stationary object n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Precision Petroleum Inc, 2565 LPGA Blvd, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA 32124
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was tightening a gas pipe with a wrench when the wrench slipped from his hand. The employee's arm then hit a metal cross-brace, resulting in a lacerated arm.
Hospitalized Arm(s) unspecified Other structural elements unspecified
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