Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CSS Farms, LLC, 3605 W. Watts Rd, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA 69101
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee climbed a ladder on the front of a trailer to try to lift part of the cover tarp out of the trailer. He fell into the trailer, suffering broken ribs. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTrailers
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