PALMETTO, FLORIDA—
Kinder Morgan Port Manatee Terminal LLC
Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was working on the attachment securing mechanism of a skid steer when their hand was caught by the mechanism. The employee was hospitalized with fractures and lacerations to three fingers on the left hand.
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