HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA—
Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc
Stepped or knelt on object · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a coolant reservoir of a chip conveyor for a leak. The reservoir cover cracked while his left knee was on it, and his left leg went through the opening. The employee sustained a fractured fibula and lacerations. He was hospitalized.
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