ARLINGTON, TEXAS—
Glidepath, LLC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was testing a motor when his right hand entered the rollers resulting in a crushed and fractured forearm. The motor was running at the time.
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