LEOLA, SOUTH DAKOTA—
AgTegra Cooperative
Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AgTegra Cooperative, 240 Elm Street, LEOLA, SOUTH DAKOTA 57456 on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was fixing a frozen sump pump drain. As the employee was walking up two steps, the employee slipped and fell. The employee suffered two brain bleeds and a contusion to the back of the employee's head.
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