LONGMONT, COLORADO—
Kaak
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kaak , 2900 Peak Ave., LONGMONT, COLORADO 80504 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was installing a bread handling machine. A crane was lifting the steel frame from the bread handler when the cables lifting the frame broke. The frame struck the employee, breaking the employee's pelvis and arm.
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