BENKELMAN, NEBRASKA—
Diamond Vogel Paint
Roadway collision-moving in same direction · Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Diamond Vogel Paint, Hwy 6 2 miles East of CIty, BENKELMAN, NEBRASKA 69021 on — Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c., affecting the brain.
Final narrative
Three employees were on a paint truck applying paint stripping on the highway when a semi-trailer struck the rear of the paint truck flipping it over. Two employees were hospitalized for a concussion, brain bleeding and broken ribs.
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