Sudden start or stop, nonroadway · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at 120 85, LLC, 10925 E 120th Ave, HENDERSON, COLORADO 80640
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a road grater when the blade struck something in the ground causing the grater to stop suddenly. The employee was jolted resulting in cracked or slipped vertebrae.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableBucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders
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