TIPP CITY, OHIO—
Wrena, LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Final narrative
An employee was loading a coil roll of steel into a press. The coil roll fell and pinned the employee against the press. The employee suffered broken ribs and internal bleeding and was hospitalized.
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