Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Agassiz Drain Tile, LLC, 16234 13th Stree NE, BUXTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58218
on — Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c., affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee fell from the hood of a tile plow and struck his head on the floor. He suffered a concussion and bleeding on the brain and was hospitalized.
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