NORTHLAKE, TEXAS—
Challenge Manufacturing Plant 10
Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
Final narrative
An employee was carrying an armful of vehicle chassis parts. The parts shifted and one of them deeply lacerated the employee's left forearm.
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