BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA—
Lit'l Links Golf Club
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. · Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was operating a riding mower. The employee's left hand became stuck between the mower's front left support bar and its reel. The employee suffered tendon damage to the middle three fingers.
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