Other jump to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at P&T Lawn and Tractor Service, Corbett John Road, PARRISH, FLORIDA 34219
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee had just finished strapping a tractor into a truck bed. As the employee came down from the truck, he fell onto the ground, landing on his back. He suffered a broken back and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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