KERENS, TEXAS—
Southland Contracting, Inc.
Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to remove a metal wedge from a tall tunnel boring machine when pressure from the equipment caused the wedge to strike the employee's face, injuring the right cheek and nose.
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