Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES INC, GPS_Coordinates: 30-31'20.4"N 90-45'01.9"W, LIVINGSTON, LOUISIANA 70754
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a utility task vehicle (UTV). As they made a turn on a gravel road, the vehicle rolled over, causing the employee's hand to get pinched between it and the ground. The employee sustained a hand injury.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedIndustrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
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