FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA—
FMI Construction LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at FMI Construction LLC, City Center Lofts, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58102 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was bolting lumber onto a steel beam that was sitting on the ground. The beam tipped over onto his leg, causing compound fractures of the leg bones.
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