Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Department of Homeland Security, Near Rio Grande City Tx County: Starr GPS_Coordinates: 26.34816, -98.786044, RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS 78582
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On August 15, 2022, an employee was on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) when it struck a roll of flexible irrigation tubing that was on the side of an established road. The employee's right leg was broken.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedATV, all terrain vehicle
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