Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Integrity Tree Services LLC, Unnamed Road, TALCO, TEXAS 75487
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a tree that had just been cut and sustained trauma to the L4 and L5 vertebrae.
HospitalizedLumbar regionTrees
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