LAWRENCE, KANSAS—
Drink Eat Well, LLC
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Drink Eat Well, LLC, 2205 Haskell Ave, LAWRENCE, KANSAS 66046 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was on the back of a truck when it started to pull forward. The employee jumped off and landed hard resulting in a fractured right leg.
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