OMEGA, OKLAHOMA—
Mid America Pipeline Construction, Inc.
Other exertions or bodily reactions, n.e.c. · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was loosening a plug on a union. The pipe wrench fell and the employee lost his balance causing him to step awkwardly and break a leg.
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