ROME, GEORGIA—
Bekeart
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Avulsions, enucleations
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to burn off a wire spool when the spool fell. It struck the employee, causing a rupture of the right bicep tendon, a minor burn on the right palm, a bruise on the left knee, a traumatic hematoma of the upper right quad (thigh and knee), and a closed degloving lesion of the upper right quad (thigh and knee).
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