Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lake of the Woods LLC , N9070 14th Ave, WAUTOMA, WISCONSIN 54982
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were working in a ditch when the dirt wall collapsed on them. The first employee suffered a broken femur, tibia, pelvis, and T-3 vertebra. The second employee suffered a broken tibia.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
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