Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Breakers Palm Beach, Inc., ONE SOUTH COUNTY ROAD, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33480
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was patrolling the hotel premises on an all-terrain vehicle when he hit a slick spot on the road and swerved into a tree, fracturing his right femur.
HospitalizedThigh(s)ATV, all terrain vehicle
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