Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JTW Lincoln, 6400 Cornhusker Hwy STE 225, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68507
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was packing items from a residential home to move to another location. The employee fell off the ramp on the back of the truck onto the ground and fractured their leg. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
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