OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN—
Radtke Contractors Inc.
Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Radtke Contractors Inc., 1762 Leonard Point Lane, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN 54904 on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was driving an off-road dump truck at a construction site. The truck went into a hole in a snow-covered area; the employee suffered cracked ribs and a punctured lung and spleen.
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