Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Harper Companies, Inc., 5043 Petroleum Park Drive, WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing panels from the building while working on top of a connex trailer. The employee fell from the trailer and suffered fractured vertebrae.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedContainers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
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