Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Farmers Ranchers Cooperative - Mr Tire, 409 East 4th Street, AINSWORTH, NEBRASKA 69210
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving tires when they stepped off the truck and missed the bumper, falling to the ground and resulting in a broken femur.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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