SALINA, KANSAS—
Great Plains Manufacturing
Other exertions or bodily reactions, n.e.c. · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee released the top clamps holding the central arm of a weld fixture in place. The arm was under pressure, and it swung down quickly. The employee jumped out of the way and twisted his right knee, causing a fracture just below the knee.
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