KANSAS CITY, KANSAS—
Heritage Tractor, Inc
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Heritage Tractor, Inc, 4115 Luke Lane, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66109 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a tractor from a trailer on a customer's property when the brakes disengaged and rolled on top of the employee. The employee sustained left shoulder and right knee injuries.
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