Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode · Strains
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at School Bus, Inc., 201 West Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57104
on — Strains, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was stepping from a bus onto the curb when they sustained a right strained hamstring.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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