NAMPA, IDAHO—
Cascades Health Care
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cascades Health Care, 2609 Sunnybrook Dr, NAMPA, IDAHO 83686 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was moving a water heater on a dolly when the dolly tipped and the water heater fell on the employee, resulting in injuries to their spine, chin, and right leg.
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