Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pleasant View Gardens Inc., 7316 Pleasant Street, LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03307
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was loading a trolley full of plants onto a truck. The trolley rolled off the truck and the employee was pulled over with it, falling to the ground and suffering a broken left tibia.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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