Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Greentech Renewables Auburn, 66 Roosevelt Road, COTUIT, MASSACHUSETTS 02635
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
A driver was delivering solar equipment to a private residence. While unloading equipment at the residence, his left leg got caught between the hydraulic gate and the side of the truck. The employee was hospitalized with contusions and compartment syndrome.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedDelivery truck or van
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