PUEBLO WEST, COLORADO—
Zaremba Enterprises, Inc.
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Zaremba Enterprises, Inc., 251 S McCulloch Blvd, PUEBLO WEST, COLORADO 81007 on — Crushing injuries, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a tractor to apply grass seed to a golf course. He then went behind the tractor to the seeder. The tractor rolled backwards and crushed him.
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