Fall on same level due to slipping · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., 209 Main Street, KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA 58847
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was refueling a passenger bus that was not properly parked. The employee slipped on ice and fell in front of the rolling rear wheels resulting in crushing injuries to the lower abdomen.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersParking lot-paved
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