Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC, 403 Channel Road, NORFOLK, NEBRASKA 68701
on — Sprains, affecting the ankle(s) and knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing a ladder when it slipped off a gutter. He fell 8 feet, suffering sprains to the right knee and right ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and knee(s)Movable ladders, unspecified
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