SEWARD, NEBRASKA—
Bryant Air Conditioning and Heating
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Bryant Air Conditioning and Heating, 1548 336th St, SEWARD, NEBRASKA 68434 on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was traveling in an elevator at a residential home. The elevator broke and free fell to the lower level. The employee sustained fractures to the left forearm and foot.
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