Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sanford Medical Center - Fargo, 5225 23rd Avenue South, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58104
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
A mini-loader was carrying flowers to a planting area. An employee was planting flowers when the bucket of the mini-loader pinned his leg to a cement structure, resulting in a left ankle fracture.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
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