DODGE CITY, KANSAS—
Winter Feed Yard
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Winter Feed Yard, 11431 Fort Dodge Rd, DODGE CITY, KANSAS 67801 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was fixing a tractor when it moved and struck the employee. The employee suffered a left leg injury.
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