Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hart Mountain National Antelope Range, Skyline Rd., PLUSH, OREGON 97637
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was on an ATV, monitoring plants and endangered species on a remote road. The ATV hit a rock and the employee fell off; the ATV then tumbled over the employee, who suffered a sore right leg, a sore lower back, and a spleen laceration.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersATV, all terrain vehicle
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