KENNETT, MISSOURI—
AMERICAN RAIL CAR INDUSTRIES
Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was up on the deck of the plasma cutter to operate the panel control box when he tripped falling forward onto the surface of the plasma table. He tried to break his fall with his right hand and broke his right wrist.
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